Experiment and Modeling Study on the Compaction Behavior of Bindered Textile Preforms

Abstract:

The effect of compaction and preforming parameters on the fiber volume content of bindered textile preforms during a compaction experiment was investigated by using Taguchi method. Four compaction and preforming parameters of compaction temperature, binder activation temperature, binder content and binder activation time were selected and optimized with respect to the fiber volume content at specified compaction pressure (0.2 MPa). The results reveal that the compaction behavior of bindered textile preforms has significantly influenced due to the presence of binder. The fiber volume content during compaction was correlated with the compaction and preforming parameters using a modified four-parameter-compaction-model which has been proposed for describing the compaction behavior of bindered textile preforms.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 268-270)
• Pages: 148-154
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.268-270.148
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Wang Qing Wu, Bin Yan Jiang, Lei Xie, Gerhard Ziegmann
• Keywords: Bindered Textile Preforms, Compaction Behavior, Composites Manufacturing, Taguchi Method

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