Forming low-cost, high quality carbon tows for automotive application
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Choudhry, R. 2018. Forming low-cost, high quality carbon tows for automotive application. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/406/1/012021
| Authors | Choudhry, R. |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Carbon fiber reinforced composites are widely used in many industries due to their high performance. Its application in the aerospace industry has increased significantly, however, in mass produced automobile sector it is still limited. The current production of carbon fiber tow is slow and capital intensive. Thus, carbon manufactures produce higher tow counts to increase production rate to reduce its cost. In order to offset the higher cost of carbon fiber composite, an innovative and unique approach has been developed. The higher tow count carbon spools are split into smaller tow counts. Due to the delicate nature of carbon fiber, it is important to control the filamentation during that process. Different splitting process line strategies have been developed in this research work for understanding the process limitations and challenges involved. The process was made feasible for production by developing a fully automated process line with a laser feedback system. The system splits a 12K spool into two 6K tows. The quality of the 6K split tows has been determined statistically by recording real time data from the laser during the splitting process. It was demonstrated that the proposed process effectively controls filamentation and produces consistent tow quality. |
| Keywords | Composites; Automated tow splitting; Low-cost; Programmable Powder Preform Process (P4) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| ISSN | 1757-899X |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/406/1/012021 |
| Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/406/1/012021 |
| Publication dates | 21 Sep 2018 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 07 Nov 2018, 12:02 |
| Rights | Archived with thanks to IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
| Contributors | University of Derby, The University of Manchester and Bright Lite Structures (BLS), UK |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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