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A Three-Dimensional Thermo-Chemical Characterization During the Whole Curing Cycle of a Carbon / Epoxy Prepreg

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Mitigation of cure-induced defects in thermoset composite parts has always been a challenging problem for manufacturers especially when it comes to high dimensional accuracy of components. Thus, it is crucial to understand the evolution of the thermo-chemical properties of these materials during the totality of the curing cycle. In this paper, a new methodology is presented to characterize the process-induced strains throughout the cure. The investigation is based on the development of an existing laboratory bench named as PvT-HADDOC. The tests were performed on an interlayer toughened aerospace carbon/epoxy prepreg. Unidirectional laminate samples (105×105 mm 2) of almost 6 mm of thickness were manufactured by hand lay-up then debulked at room temperature under full vacuum. The PvT-HADDOC device allows a manufacturing process following the recommended cure cycle of epoxy composites under 7 bars pressure and a temperature up to 180°C. It enables the measurements of the process-induced strains, simultaneously, along two directions: through-thickness and in-plane. Results show a complex behavior of an assumed unidirectional composite. It exhibits a temperature and time dependent compaction behavior through the thickness only. The measured thermal expansion coefficients are proved to be higher in the thickness direction for the uncured as well as for the cured state of the material. Most of the chemical shrinkage occurs along the thickness direction. This unexpected complexity is mainly attributed to the presence of interleaf layers of resin in the laminate structure. Thus, the investigated M21/IMA material is considered fully orthotropic.
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hal-03203967 , version 1 (21-04-2021)

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Rima Sfar Zbed, Vincent Sobotka, Steven Le Corre. A Three-Dimensional Thermo-Chemical Characterization During the Whole Curing Cycle of a Carbon / Epoxy Prepreg. 24th International Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM 2021), Université de Liège, Apr 2021, Liège, Belgium. ⟨hal-03203967⟩
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