Affiliation:
1. Curtin Universtiy of Technology
Abstract
The microstructure (i.e., fibre volume fraction, void content, and fibre misalignment) of
unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites was optimised by controlling
several parameters during manufacture, namely: (i) compressive pressure (0.25~1.25 MPa, in steps
of 0.25 MPa), (ii) vacuum pressure (−0.15, −0.20, −0.30, −0.45, and −0.65 MPa), and (iii) holding
temperature (100~140 oC, in steps of 10 oC), applied during autoclave curing with the holding time
being 30 minutes for all specimens. Optical micrographs captured from cross-sectional, through-the
thickness areas, and in-plane areas of the resulting composites were evaluated and analysed in order
to describe their microstructural characteristics.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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17 articles.
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