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Jeroen de Vries - KVE Composites Group
1. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
Mikrocentrum Themadag ‘Hoogwaardige Composieten’
Compression Moulding of High Performance Compounds
Presented by Ir. Jeroen de Vries
13 December 2011
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2. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
• Brief introduction of KVE Composites Group
• Introduction into Composites and Lightweight construction
• Compression Moulding of Thermoset Compounds
• Compression Moulding of Thermoplastic Compounds
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3. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
WHAT DOES KVE COMPOSITES DO
• Design, development and Manufacturing of Advanced Composite and
Lightweight structures
• Knowledge intensive projects: engineering ánd manufacturing
• SME: 30 employees
• Complex, mostly structural components
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4. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
WHERE IS KVE COMPOSITES LOCATED
• The Hague, The Netherlands
• Maastricht Aachen Airport, The Netherlands
• Treviso, Italy
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5. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
WHICH MARKETS DOES KVE COMPOSITES SERVE
• Aerospace
• Medical Technology
• Defense Industries
• High Performance Machine Construction
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6. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
WHAT ARE THE CAPABILITIES OF KVE COMPOSITES
• Product Design and Engineering
• Process Design and Engineering
• Testing and Qualification of Product and Process
• Manufacturing of Composite Structures
• Repair of Composite Structures
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7. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES: GENERAL STRATEGIES AT PRODUCT DESIGN LEVEL
• Replace heavy materials by lightweight materials
• Optimise product design for weight
• Reduce loads of the structure
• Combine, seperate or eliminate functions in the product design
• Reduce requirements (risk management)
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8. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
• Combination of fibers and resin
• Final material properties can be designed
• Resin types:
• Thermoset: polyester, epoxy,
• Thermoplastic: PP, PE, nylon, PET, PPS, PEKK, PEEK
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9. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
ADVANTAGES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• High specific stiffness and specific strength
• Thermal
• Low thermal expansion
• Thermal Insulation
• Freedom of shape
• Dynamic behavior: eigenfrequency, fatigue, internal damping
• X-ray transparancy
• Corrosion resistance
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10. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
• Fiber types:
• Glass, Carbon, Aramid
• Fiber Length
• Continuous: weaves and NCF
• Short: 10 – 50 mm in compounds
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11. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
COMPRESSION MOULDED COMPOUNDS
• Fiber length
• Range from 10 mm to 50 mm
• Resin types:
• Thermoset: current state-of-art
• Thermoplastic: demonstrator and prototypes
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12. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
COMPRESSION MOULDING OF COMPOUNDS: ADVANTAGES ACHIEVED
• Higher specific strength and stiffness compared to metals
• Automated Production
• Co-Moulding of metal inserts
• Integration with UD or tri-axial reinforcements
• Freedom of design (3D shapes)
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13. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
THERMOSET COMPOUNDS RESIN TYPES
• Epoxy (Tg up to 210°C)
• Vinyl ester (Tg up to 160°C)
• BMI (Tg up to 380°C)
• Phenolics (meets FST and Heat Release)
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14. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
THERMOSET COMPOUNDS FIBER TYPES
• High strength carbon (HPCC_HS)
• High stiffness carbon (HPCC_UHM)
• Complex geometry carbon (HPCC_IM)
• High operational temperature carbon (HPCC_HT)
• High strength glass fibre (HPGC)
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15. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
SOME CHARACTERISTICS:
• Density: 1.5-1.8 kg/m3
• Stiffness: 43 -130 GPa
• Strength: 200 - 350 MPa
• Low thermal expansion: (0.2 – 12 ppm)
• Operating temperatures: (120 °C - 210 °C)
• Raw Material costs: 25 – 600 €/kg
• Cycle time: 2-30 min
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16. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
COMPRESSION MOULDING PROCESS
• Start with Chopped Fiber, impregnated with resin
• Creation of Preform, placed into mould cavity
• Compression step, elevated temperatures for resin cure
• Demoulding after short cycle time
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17. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOUNDS
Strength vs Stiffness
230
HPCC_HS
Specific Tensile Strength [σ0.2/ρ]
210
HPCC_HT
190 HPCC_UHP
170 Ti 6Al-4V AL7075 HPCC_IM
150
130 HPGC
RAMAX HPCC_UHM
110
90
70
10 30 50 70 90
Specific Tensile Modulus [E/ρ]
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18. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
COMPRESSION MOULDED COMPOUNDS VS. CONTINUOUS FIBER COMPOSITES
• Small dimensions (high level of detail)
• High tolerance (±0.05 mm out-of-mould)
• Isotropic material
• High quantity (from 100 to 100.000 /year)
• Low cycle time
• Highly repetitive process/behavior
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19. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
EXAMPLES OF COMPRESSION MOULDED COMPONENTS
• Automotive door handle
• Crank for bicycle
• Saddle rail and Attachment
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20. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
EXAMPLES OF COMPRESSION MOULDED COMPONENTS
• Panel adjusters for astronomy antenna
• Hydrolic Aircraft Component
• Avionics Housing
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21. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
THERMOPLASTIC COMPRESSION MOULDING
• Increased use of thermoplastic composite laminates
• Main drivers for use: cost effective manufacturing and assembly
• Development program for compression moulding of TP compounds
• Process development
• Assess mechanical properties
• Comparison to thermoset and continuous fiber components
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22. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
THERMOPLASTIC COMPRESSION MOULDING
• Engineering plastics
• PEI, PPS, PEEK, PEKK
• Melting temperatures 300 to 400C
• Process more complex
• Temperature cycle between RT and 400C
400
demould
Tg
RT
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23. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
INITIAL COMPRESSION MOULDING TESTS
• Define and test mould release system:
• release agent ; thin film (kapton)
• Different fiber lengths, cut from TP tapes
• 12 and 25 mm
• Compression pressures:
• 10 bar to 120 bar
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24. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
ASSESS MATERIAL PROPERTIES
• Press flat plates
• Raw material: CF/PEEK, 25 x 3 mm
• Test specimen were cut from plate
• Mechanical tests performed:
• tensile, compression and ILS
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Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
TEST RESULTS OF COMPRESSION MOULDED PLATE
• Ultrasonic testing of laminates
• Improvements are needed
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Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
TEST RESULTS OF COMPRESSION MOULDED PLATE
• Mechanical proporties: Tensile properties (ASTM D 3039)
Modulus [GPa] Strength [MPa]
Average 54 360
S dev 13.2 73.4
Tensile properties (ASTM D 3039)
• Compared to thermoset: Modulus [GPa] Strength [MPa]
AS4/PEEK 54 360
T700/epoxy 43 302
• Compared to Al 2024 Specific properties
Stiffness Strength
AS4/PEEK 26.4 187
2024-T3 26.2 124
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27. KVE COMPOSITES GROUP
Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
MANUFACTURING OF DEMONSTRATOR
• Goal: manufacture a generic ‘real world’ component
• Show that the process is feasible
• Generic window frame
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Advanced Composites for Demanding Markets
QUESTIONS?
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