ANDREW PARSONS ANDREW.PARSONS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Senior Research Fellow
Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture
Parsons, Andrew J.; Chen, S.; Ryder, A.; Bradley, D.; Warrior, Nicholas A.; Harper, Lee T.
Authors
S. Chen
A. Ryder
D. Bradley
NICHOLAS WARRIOR NICK.WARRIOR@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Head of Research Division
LEE HARPER LEE.HARPER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor - Composites Manufacturing
Abstract
Thermoplastic Overmoulding is an emerging manufacturing method combining low-cost, high-rate injection moulding with continuous fibre composite elements. The combination of materials with dissimilar stiffnesses can create stress concentrations and warpage, with further complications caused by high injection pressures distorting the continuous fibre elements (wash). This study uses a numerical model to consider a particular overmoulding approach that utilises a strategically positioned local reinforcing element (an insert) that is loaded indirectly via stresses transferred from the surrounding overmoulding material. This offers a low-cost solution by minimising use of continuous fibre material, but has a higher likelihood of the aforementioned problems. A geometrical solution (a waffle-type structure) is used to address these manufacturing challenges without compromising the primary stiffening role of the continuous fibre element. An insert efficiency factor is proposed to describe the tensile behaviour and the diminishing returns on peak load in the insert when embedding increasingly higher stiffness inserts into moderate stiffness overmoulding materials containing short fibres. According to the simulation results, the proposed Waffle structure should provide stiffness commensurate with the conventional configuration; however, the experimental coupons highlight the complexities of injection moulding short fibres and indicate the detrimental effect of anisotropic fibre distributions within the overmoulded sections.
Citation
Parsons, A. J., Chen, S., Ryder, A., Bradley, D., Warrior, N. A., & Harper, L. T. (2024). Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture. Composite Structures, 337, Article 118056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118056
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 21, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 25, 2024 |
Publication Date | Jun 1, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Mar 25, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 11, 2024 |
Journal | Composite Structures |
Print ISSN | 0263-8223 |
Electronic ISSN | 1879-1085 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 337 |
Article Number | 118056 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118056 |
Keywords | Finite element analysis; Composite overmoulding; Manufacturing; Thermoplastic; Interface; Joint |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/33016329 |
Additional Information | This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture; Journal Title: Composite Structures; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118056; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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