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Effects of inkjet printed toughener on delamination suppression in drilling of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs)
Shi, Yu Wang, Xiaonan Wang, Fuji Gu, Tianyu Xie, Pengheng Jia, Yu
Shi, Yu
Wang, Xiaonan
Wang, Fuji
Gu, Tianyu
Xie, Pengheng
Jia, Yu
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Delamination has been recognised as the predominant damage induced during the drilling of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs). It could significantly reduce the bearing capacity and shorten the service life of the designed component. To enhance the delamination resistance of CFRPs for different applications, great affords have been done to improve their interlaminar fracture toughness. However, due to the difficulty in accurately controlling the amount of the toughener applied in the interface, effect of the toughener content on the toughening efficiency is rarely studied. In this work, an experimental research was developed to investigate the performance of the toughener on the improvement of delamination resistance in the drilling of CFRPs and parametrically optimise the toughener content with the consideration of different feed rates. Specifically, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) solutions with various concentrations were selected to add on the CFRP prepreg, and co-cured together with layups. The inkjet printing technology was adopted to deposit the PMMA solutions for precisely controlled toughener contents. Through drilling experiments on the toughened CFRPs, it was found that the optimal content of the PMMA solution was 10 wt% to offer the least delamination, in particular, for the situation under the highest feed rate condition. The toughing mechanisms were also concluded by analysing the histories of the thrust force and torque in the drilling process. The results of this study is significantly contribute to the locally toughening of the composite interfaces and the improvement of the drilling quality, which is specifically helpful to strengthen the joint property for the structural design stage for the aircraft.
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Shi, Y., Wang, X., Wang, F., Gu, T., Xie, P., & Jia, Y. (2020). Effects of inkjet printed toughener on delamination suppression in drilling of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs). Composite Structures, 245, 112339.
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Composite Structures
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10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112339
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1879-1085