Voids in fiber-reinforced polymer composites: A review on their formation, characteristics, and effects on mechanical performance

M Mehdikhani, L Gorbatikh… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Voids, the most studied type of manufacturing defects, form very often in processing of fiber-
reinforced composites. Due to their considerable influence on physical and …

[HTML][HTML] The fatigue of carbon fibre reinforced plastics-A review

P Alam, D Mamalis, C Robert, C Floreani… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Engineering structures are often subjected to the conditions of cyclic-loading, which onsets
material fatigue, detrimentally affecting the service-life and damage tolerance of components …

Hygromechanical properties of 3D printed continuous carbon and glass fibre reinforced polyamide composite for outdoor structural applications

G Chabaud, M Castro, C Denoual, A Le Duigou - Additive Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
The additive manufacturing of structural composites is a disruptive technology currently
limited by its moderate mechanical properties. Continuous fibre reinforcements have …

Physical and mechanical properties of unidirectional plant fibre composites—an evaluation of the influence of porosity

B Madsen, H Lilholt - Composites Science and Technology, 2003 - Elsevier
Unidirectional composites were made from filament wound non-treated flax yarns and
polypropylene foils. With increasing composite fibre weight fractions from 0.56 to 0.72 …

Advances in composite forming through 25 years of ESAFORM

P Boisse, R Akkerman, P Carlone, L Kärger… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The increase in the number of structural applications of composite materials, especially in
the aerospace and automotive industries, has led to a demand for robust models to simulate …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of mechanical properties on 3D braided composites with void defects

X Gao, L Yuan, Y Fu, X Yao, H Yang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Void defects have appeared inevitably during the manufacturing process of braided
composites, which directly affect the mechanical properties and strength of braided …

Measurement of voids in composites by X-ray Computed Tomography

Y Nikishkov, L Airoldi, A Makeev - Composites Science and Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Manufacturing defects often lead to significant degradation of structural behavior in
composite parts. Recent advances in X-ray Computed Micro-Tomography were shown to …

Optimization of injection flow rate to minimize micro/macro-voids formation in resin transfer molded composites

E Ruiz, V Achim, S Soukane, F Trochu… - Composites science and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Resin transfer molding (RTM) has become one of the most widely used processes to
manufacture medium size reinforced composite parts. To further enhance the process yield …

Plant fibre composites–porosity and stiffness

B Madsen, A Thygesen, H Lilholt - Composites Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Plant fibre composites contain typically a relatively large amount of porosity which influences
their performance. A model, based on a modified rule of mixtures, is presented to include the …

[HTML][HTML] Porosity reduction using optimized flow velocity in Resin Transfer Molding

JS Leclerc, E Ruiz - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) regroups a number of well known manufacturing
techniques of polymer composites based on resin injection through fibrous reinforcements …