Influence of thermoplastic diffusion on morphology gradient and on delamination toughness of RTM-manufactured composites

Van Velthem, Pascal;Ballout, Wael;Daoust, Daniel;Sclavons, Michel;Bailly, Christian;et.al.
(2015) Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing — Vol. 72, p. 175-183 (2015)

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We explore the influence of the interdiffusion of two thermoplastic tougheners and RTM6 epoxy resin precursors on the resulting morphologies after curing and the consequences on delamination toughness of the corresponding carbon fiber reinforced composites. Two thermoplastics with contrasting Tg and compatibility, i.e. poly(ether sulfone) (PES) and phenoxy are compared. The dramatic improvement of the interlaminar fracture toughness (GIC) found for the phenoxy-RTM6 system as compared to the pure thermoset reference can be ascribed to the broad morphology gradient only observed for that system. By contrast, the PES-RTM6 system is characterized by a steep morphology gradient and a corresponding decrease of as compared to the reference.
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Van Velthem, P., Ballout, W., Daoust, D., Sclavons, M., Cordenier, F., Henry, E., Dumont, D., Destoop, V., Pardoen, T., & Bailly, C. (2015). Influence of thermoplastic diffusion on morphology gradient and on delamination toughness of RTM-manufactured composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 72, 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.02.012 (Original work published 2015)