Intraply shearing characterization of thermoplastic composite materials in thermoforming processes
Résumé
The Continuous Fibre Reinforcements and Thermoplastic resin (CFRTP) are widely employed in the prepreg processes. Currently, the most used thermoplastic resins in aeronautics are PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) and PEEK (Polyetheretherketone). They present many advantages on their mechanical properties. However, these mechanical properties depend strongly upon the thermoforming conditions, especially the intraply shearing. In order to improve and complete the understanding about the in-plane shear behavior of thermoplastic composite materials in their forming processes, the thermo-mechanical analysis of PPS/carbon and PEEK/carbon commingled fabrics at different forming temperatures are performed by using the bias-extension tests. The experimental data leads to significant difference on the in-plane shear behavior under different temperature, as well as the wrinkles can be noted in certain thermoforming conditions. Therefore, in order to predict the feasible forming conditions and optimize the important forming parameters of the thermoplastic composites, the in-plan shear behaviors in function of temperature will be integrated into our numerical model to carry out the numerical simulations of thermoforming processes.