Manufacturing thick laminates using a layer by layer curing approach

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dc.contributor.authorSun, Xiaochuan
dc.contributor.authorCook, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorBelnoue, Jonathan P-H.
dc.contributor.authorTifkitsis, Kostas I.
dc.contributor.authorKratz, James
dc.contributor.authorSkordos, Alexandros A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-26T15:43:59Z
dc.date.available2024-09-26T15:43:59Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-09-26
dc.date.issued2024-12-01
dc.date.pubOnline2024-09-25
dc.description.abstractThe work presented in this paper puts forward a manufacturing strategy for the processing of thermosetting composites based on Layer by Layer (LbL) curing. The process operates additively with sublaminates placed in a heated press, partially cured while consolidating, followed by loading of the next sublaminate and repeating the cycle until part completion. Coupled consolidation-cure simulation was utilised to design the process and establish its capabilities showing that halving the cure time is possible for thick parts. Mechanical testing showed that for pre-cure of placed layers below the gelation degree of cure, interlaminar properties are equivalent to those of conventionally manufactured material. A trial was carried out demonstrating successfully the LbL process. On-line measurements of temperature and compaction matched the predictions of the simulation, whilst the quality of the material produced is equivalent to that of conventionally produced composites.
dc.description.journalNameComposites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
dc.description.sponsorshipEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (grant number EP/P006701/1) through the EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub.
dc.identifier.citationSun X, Cook L, Belnoue JP-H, et al., (2024) Manufacturing thick laminates using a layer by layer curing approach. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 187, December 2024, Article number 108489
dc.identifier.datasetDOIhttps://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.26165311
dc.identifier.elementsID553644
dc.identifier.issn1359-835X
dc.identifier.paperNo108489
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108489
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/22971
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X2400486X?via%3Dihub
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMaterials
dc.subject4016 Materials engineering
dc.subject4017 Mechanical engineering
dc.titleManufacturing thick laminates using a layer by layer curing approach
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-09-21

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