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Article Dans Une Revue Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing Année : 2008

X-ray phase contrast microtomography for the analysis of the fibrous microstructure of SMC composites

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X-ray microtomographs of samples cut from non-deformed and compression moulded Sheet Moulding Compounds (SMC) plates have been analysed using the phase contrast mode. Results emphasise a significant decrease of the porosity after moulding, this phenomenon being enhanced with increasing the initial SMC temperature. They also show that pronounced migration of the polymer-matrix occurs through the thickness of the plates during compression moulding. The substructures of compression moulded plates through their thickness exhibit a core zone sandwiched between upper and lower skins. Inside the skins, the fibre content and the porosity are weaker than in core zones, and fibre-bundles are highly broken up. On the contrary, fibre-bundles remain preserved in core zones. Therein, the significant flattening and widening of bundles, their weak bending as well as their orientation have been quantified.
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hal-00374957 , version 1 (28-02-2019)

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Thaihung Le, Pierre J.J. Dumont, L. Orgéas, D. Favier, Luc Salvo, et al.. X-ray phase contrast microtomography for the analysis of the fibrous microstructure of SMC composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2008, 39, pp.91-103. ⟨10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.08.027⟩. ⟨hal-00374957⟩
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