The packing stress of impregnated fiber mats

• Published in: Polymer composites Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 298 - 311
• Main Authors: Servais, Colin, Michaud, Véronique, Månson, Jan-Anders E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.04.2001; Willey; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Composites; Exact sciences and technology; Forms of application and semi-finished materials; Polymer industry, paints, wood; Technology of polymers; Mat; Stress analysis; Thermoplastics; Stacking sequence; Propylene polymer; Fiber reinforced material; Experimental study; Modeling; Composite material; Compression molding; Measurement method; Fiber bundle; Glass fiber; Comparative study

The parameters affecting the packing stress of fiber mats for melt impregnation, resin transfer molding and compression molding are systematically investigated. An analytical equation based on local bending of fibers, which was previously derived for non‐impregnated networks, is applied to composite...