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Comparative study of microwave and thermal curing processes in terms of temperature characteristics and mechanical performance of carbon fibre composites
| العنوان: | Comparative study of microwave and thermal curing processes in terms of temperature characteristics and mechanical performance of carbon fibre composites |
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| المؤلفون: | Kumar, Rajeev, Zafar, Sunny |
| المصدر: | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering ; page 095440892311627 ; ISSN 0954-4089 2041-3009 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| الوصف: | In this work, carbon fibre composites were manufactured using vacuum-assisted resin infusion microwave curing and vacuum-assisted resin infusion thermal curing processes. The microwave curing as well as thermal curing heat generation mechanisms were studied along with the thickness of the carbon fibre composites. Microwave power levels of 180 W, 360 W, 540 W and 720 W and thermal power levels of 1000 W and 2000 W were used. The K-type thermocouples were placed between the layers of the carbon fibres to record temperature profile during the curing process. The role of power levels was studied on thermal gradient along with the thickness of composites, which influences the curing kinetics. The composites were evaluated for their degree of cure, density and void percentage. Mechanical performance of the composites was assessed in terms of uniaxial tensile test, three-point bend test and interlaminar shear strength test. It was observed that microwave-cured composites were manufactured with less time and energy compared to thermal curing. The mechanical performance of microwave-cured composites was also better than thermally cured composites. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/09544089231162778 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544089231162778 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/09544089231162778 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/09544089231162778 |
| Rights: | http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.AC832201 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1177/09544089231162778 |
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