Abstract
AbstractA non-isothermal vacuum assisted hot-forming process using tailored laminate temperature is introduced. By using process simulation and manufacturing experiments, improved laminate quality is achieved compared to the standard hot-forming process. Furthermore, it is also shown that the manufacturing time in the clean room can be reduced to one tenth of the standard process time. In this study 8.4 mm thick quasi-isotropic laminates from unidirectional prepreg were laid up flat with an automatic tape laying machine and hot-formed to a U-shaped laminate. The laminates were then cured in a concave mould with standard bag on the inside. A complete tailored temperature hot-forming cycle of 7.5 min produced a very good final laminate quality with a total thickness variation as low as 4.0% and without wrinkles or indications of porosity. With a 4 min hot-forming cycle the thickness variation was also acceptable at 8%.
Funder
Royal Institute of Technology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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