Development of Nonwoven Preforms Made of Pure Recycled Carbon Fibres (rCF) for Applications of Composite Materials
| Autor: | Marcel Hofmann, Bernd Gulich, Heike Illing-Günther, Dirk Wenzel, Daisy Nestler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0209 industrial biotechnology
Materials science Mechanical Engineering Carbon fibers 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Textile processing Polyester 020901 industrial engineering & automation Synthetic fiber Flexural strength Mechanics of Materials visual_art Tearing Ultimate tensile strength visual_art.visual_art_medium Degradation (geology) General Materials Science Composite material 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Key Engineering Materials. 742:555-561 |
| ISSN: | 1662-9795 |
| Popis: | For the development of an efficient and economic recycling process of carbon fibers (CF) still many technological challenges have to be mastered. One of them is the removal of all extraneous natural and synthetic fibres, e.g. polyester sewing threads. The objective of the research was to develop an in-line process for the removal of those extraneous fibres, which result from mechanical processes such as tearing. A promising approach for the removal of extraneous fibres from cut-off carbon-fibre material (CF) has been identified, getting recycled carbon fibres (rCF). For that purpose, the use of modern laser technologies is particularly promising. However, the focus was not the development of new laser systems, but the adaptation of existing technologies and their integration into textile processing steps for carbon fibre recycling. In addition to the removal of the extraneous fibres, the degree of CF losses and quality degradation due to fibre damage have been analysed and compared with optimum fibre characteristics. The separation has been experimented and corresponding laser parameters have been defined. Finally, the obtained carbon-fibre material has been tested with regard to its processability in textile manufacturing processes (dry non-woven fabric production) up to carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP). For the evaluation of the material for potential applications, test plates from irradiated and non-irradiated material have been used. The performed tensile and flexural tests have proved that the irradiated material has similar properties compared to the non-exposed one. |
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