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Optimized mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics by tuning polymer chain length based on quad‐screw extrusion

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العنوان: Optimized mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics by tuning polymer chain length based on quad‐screw extrusion
المؤلفون: Choi, Woo Seong, Kim, Ki Hoon, Kim, Seong Yun
المساهمون: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
المصدر: Polymer Composites ; ISSN 0272-8397 1548-0569
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: There is a need for cost‐effective manufacturing methods to optimize the impregnation and mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs) by overcoming the low flowability of thermoplastics due to their high melt viscosity. In this study, to improve the impregnation of the CFRTP by inducing low melt viscosity, a strategy to control the molecular weight (MW) of thermoplastic polymer was developed. Through the quad‐screw extrusion (QSE) process, as the rotational speed of the QSE increased, the MW of the polypropylene (PP) matrix decreased, resulting in improved flowability and impregnation characteristics of the matrix, as well as enhanced mechanical strength of the CFRTP. The tensile and flexural strengths of the CFRTP were optimized at 1500 rpm, resulting in 77% and 23% improvements, respectively, compared to the CFRTP with raw PP. Therefore, the applied QSE process effectively controlled the MW, melt viscosity, and flowability of the PP matrix and produced CFRTP with improved mechanical strength. Highlights Mechanical degradation using QSE was applied to improve flowability of matrix. As polymer chain length decreased, impregnation between CF and matrix was improved. The improved impregnation characteristics resulted in the improved mechanical strengths. There is an optimal matrix MW to optimize the mechanical strengths of CFRTP.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1002/pc.28832
الاتاحة: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.28832
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.9DB934A5
قاعدة البيانات: BASE