Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals

The novel reactive methylmethacrylate (MMA) thermoplastic resin (commercially known as Elium® resin) is the first liquid thermoplastic resin which is curable at room temperature. This resin is a competitive solution against traditional epoxy-based composites. In this work, novel non-crimp (NC) glass...

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Autores principales: Walter F. Stanley, Aswani Kumar Bandaru, Sohel Rana, Shama Parveen, Subramani Pichandi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0f1eebd3814848aaabaf5654e49a49f32021-11-28T04:27:45ZMechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals0264-127510.1016/j.matdes.2021.110276https://doaj.org/article/0f1eebd3814848aaabaf5654e49a49f32021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127521008315https://doaj.org/toc/0264-1275The novel reactive methylmethacrylate (MMA) thermoplastic resin (commercially known as Elium® resin) is the first liquid thermoplastic resin which is curable at room temperature. This resin is a competitive solution against traditional epoxy-based composites. In this work, novel non-crimp (NC) glass fabric/MMA resin composites were manufactured using a vacuum infusion process. Cellulose microcrystals (CMCs) were dispersed in the resin to improve the fibre/matrix interface and the composite properties. CMCs were first dispersed in the resin using an ultrasonication process and then the CMC/MMA resin suspension, mixed with a peroxide initiator, was infused into the reinforcing fabric. The amounts of CMCs dispersed in the resin were 0.5%, 1% and 2% (of the weight of the resin). The influence of CMCs on the interlaminar shear strength (interface), flexural properties, abrasive wear and dynamic-mechanical behaviour was thoroughly investigated. From the mechanical characterisation, it was observed that the addition of 1% CMC to the NC glass/MMA resin composites improved the flexural strength, interlaminar shear strength and wear performance by 30.77%, 38.04% and 22.27%, respectively as compared to the neat glass/MMA resin composite. Above this amount of CMC (i.e., 1 wt%), the properties started to degrade as a result of CMC agglomeration.Walter F. StanleyAswani Kumar BandaruSohel RanaShama ParveenSubramani PichandiElsevierarticleCellulose microcrystalsLiquid thermoplastic resinFlexural propertiesInterlaminar shearWear behaviourMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ENMaterials & Design, Vol 212, Iss , Pp 110276- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Cellulose microcrystals
Liquid thermoplastic resin
Flexural properties
Interlaminar shear
Wear behaviour
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
spellingShingle Cellulose microcrystals
Liquid thermoplastic resin
Flexural properties
Interlaminar shear
Wear behaviour
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Walter F. Stanley
Aswani Kumar Bandaru
Sohel Rana
Shama Parveen
Subramani Pichandi
Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
description The novel reactive methylmethacrylate (MMA) thermoplastic resin (commercially known as Elium® resin) is the first liquid thermoplastic resin which is curable at room temperature. This resin is a competitive solution against traditional epoxy-based composites. In this work, novel non-crimp (NC) glass fabric/MMA resin composites were manufactured using a vacuum infusion process. Cellulose microcrystals (CMCs) were dispersed in the resin to improve the fibre/matrix interface and the composite properties. CMCs were first dispersed in the resin using an ultrasonication process and then the CMC/MMA resin suspension, mixed with a peroxide initiator, was infused into the reinforcing fabric. The amounts of CMCs dispersed in the resin were 0.5%, 1% and 2% (of the weight of the resin). The influence of CMCs on the interlaminar shear strength (interface), flexural properties, abrasive wear and dynamic-mechanical behaviour was thoroughly investigated. From the mechanical characterisation, it was observed that the addition of 1% CMC to the NC glass/MMA resin composites improved the flexural strength, interlaminar shear strength and wear performance by 30.77%, 38.04% and 22.27%, respectively as compared to the neat glass/MMA resin composite. Above this amount of CMC (i.e., 1 wt%), the properties started to degrade as a result of CMC agglomeration.
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author Walter F. Stanley
Aswani Kumar Bandaru
Sohel Rana
Shama Parveen
Subramani Pichandi
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Aswani Kumar Bandaru
Sohel Rana
Shama Parveen
Subramani Pichandi
author_sort Walter F. Stanley
title Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
title_short Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
title_full Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
title_fullStr Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
title_sort mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
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