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Joule heating of carbon fibre tapes – A low-cost approach for automated dry fibre deposition (2024)
Journal Article
Lu, S., Song, P., Harper, L., & Turner, T. (2024). Joule heating of carbon fibre tapes – A low-cost approach for automated dry fibre deposition. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 187, Article 108498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108498

Joule heating is potentially a low-cost option for activating the binder on the surface of carbon fibre tapes during automated dry fibre placement (ADFP). In this paper, the electrical contact resistance between a carbon fibre tape and cylindrical el... Read More about Joule heating of carbon fibre tapes – A low-cost approach for automated dry fibre deposition.

Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities (2024)
Journal Article
Molinar-Díaz, J., Parsons, A. J., Ahmed, I., Warrior, N. A., & Harper, L. T. (2024). Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities. Polymer Reviews, 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2024.2406965

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a lightweight, bioinert, high-performance thermoplastic that is beginning to see clinical use in orthopedic applications. PEEK outperforms conventional metallic counterparts in terms of reduced stress shielding and impr... Read More about Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities.

Laser cutting of CFRP using novel cutting strategies (2024)
Journal Article
Kelsey, D., Elkington, H., Jackson-Crisp, A., Harper, L., Marithmu, S., & Voisey, K. (2024). Laser cutting of CFRP using novel cutting strategies. Procedia CIRP, 124, 509-512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.163

Laser cutting of carbon fibre reinforced plastics generates a heat affected zone (HAZ) in the vicinity of the cut, affecting the integrity of the material and therefore the uptake of laser cutting for composite applications. This w... Read More about Laser cutting of CFRP using novel cutting strategies.

An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates (2024)
Journal Article
Trenam, A., Aza, C., Jones, C., Lawrence, G., Harper, L., Rhead, A., Loukaides, E. G., & Butler, R. (2024). An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 186, Article 108386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108386

Double Diaphragm Forming (DDF) of 3D shapes significantly increases production rates for laminated composite parts when compared with Automated Fibre Placement. However, it is prone to the occurrence of wrinkling defects, which can lead either to con... Read More about An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates.

Characterisation of process-induced variability in wrinkle defects during double diaphragm forming of non-crimp fabric (2024)
Journal Article
Codolini, A., Chen, S., Lawrence, G., Harper, L., & Sutcliffe, M. (2024). Characterisation of process-induced variability in wrinkle defects during double diaphragm forming of non-crimp fabric. Composites Part B: Engineering, 281, Article 111549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111549

Experiments and numerical simulations are employed to determine the critical process variables that affect the quality of a two-layer biaxial non-crimp fabric (NCF) preformed using the double diaphragm forming (DDF) process. To prevent wrinkling defe... Read More about Characterisation of process-induced variability in wrinkle defects during double diaphragm forming of non-crimp fabric.

The Relationship Between the Extent of Indentation and Impact Damage in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced-Plastic Composites after a Low-Velocity Impact (2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, R. A., Liu, J., Hall, Z. E., Joesbury, A. M., Harper, L. T., Liu, H., Kinloch, A. J., & Dear, J. P. (2024). The Relationship Between the Extent of Indentation and Impact Damage in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced-Plastic Composites after a Low-Velocity Impact. Applied Composite Materials, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-024-10223-2

The present paper investigates the low-velocity impact behaviour of carbon-fibre reinforced-plastic (CFRP) composite panels and the damage incurred when they are subjected to a single impact. The relationship between the depth of permanent surface in... Read More about The Relationship Between the Extent of Indentation and Impact Damage in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced-Plastic Composites after a Low-Velocity Impact.

Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture (2024)
Journal Article
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

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 wa... Read More about Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture.