scholarly journals Electrical and Resistance Heating Properties of Carbon Fiber Heating Element for Car Seat

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyeong-Eun Choi ◽  
Chan-Hee Park ◽  
Min-Kang Seo
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Heating Element ◽  
Resistance Heating ◽  
Car Seat

scholarly journals Electro-fusion behavior of CF/PPS laminates using Ni-Cr wire resistance heating element

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (815) ◽  
pp. SMM0189-SMM0189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki TANABE ◽  
Kazuaki NISHIYABU ◽  
Tetsusei KURASHIKI
Keyword(s):  
Heating Element ◽  
Resistance Heating ◽  
Wire Resistance

scholarly journals Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Molding by Using Direct Resistance Heating to Carbon Nanofilaments Grafted Carbon Fiber

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuto Tanaka ◽  
Ririko Habe ◽  
Masayoshi Tanaka ◽  
Tsutao Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Void Content ◽  
Resistance Heating ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Hot Press ◽  
Molding Method ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics ◽  
Reinforcing Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics ◽  
Press Molding

In the automobile industry, carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) have attracted attention as potential materials to reduce the weight of the automobile body. In order to apply CFRTP to mass-produced automobile parts, it is necessary to develop the reduction of molding time and the impregnation method into the carbon fiber (CF) for the thermoplastic resin, which has relatively high viscosity. Although the conventional hot press molding uses only the heat transfer from the mold to the molding materials, it is expected to develop a new molding method for CFRTP using heat generation of the materials themselves to overcome these issues. As a method of heating the carbon fiber, there is a direct resistance heating method, in which carbon fiber is directly energized and heated by Joule heat. We have developed resistance welding methods in which carbon nanotube (CNT) grafted carbon fiber (CNT-CF) is used for the heating elements, and revealed that the higher welded strength is obtained by using CNT-CF instead of CF. Therefore, the carbon nanofilaments (CNF) grafted carbon fiber (CNF-CF) including CNF-CF is expected not only to be used as a resistance heating medium at the time of joining but also as a reinforcing fiber and as a self-heating member at the time of molding. In this study, we develop the CFRTP molding method by using direct resistance heating to CNF-CF in the hot press molding. CFRTP ([0°]20) with the volume fractions (Vf) of 40% are molded by conventional hot press and hot press with direct resistance heating to reinforcing fiber. CF or CNF-CF is used for reinforcement. CFRTP molded by hot press with direct resistance heating to CNF-CF indicated lower void content than CFRTP molded by hot press with direct resistance heating to CF. Compared to CFRTP molding by only hot press, hot press molding with direct resistance heating to CNF-CF can mold CFRTP with low void content.

scholarly journals Effect of Carbon Nanotube Deposition Time to the Surface of Carbon Fibres on Flexural Strength of Resistance Welded Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics Using Carbon Nanotube Grafted Carbon Fibre as Heating Element

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuto Tanaka ◽  
Takanobu Nishikawa ◽  
Kazuhiro Aoto ◽  
Tsutao Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Deposition Time ◽  
Heating Element ◽  
Resistance Heating ◽  
Carbon Fibres ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics

In recent years, carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) are expected to be used as lightweight structural materials for mass-produced vehicles. CFRTP with thermoplastics as matrix allows us to weld them using melting of matrix by heating. We have been developing a direct resistance heating method, which uses carbon fibres as the resistance heating element. Carbon nanotube (CNT) is expected to be used as additive to FRP and we reported that the fibre/matrix interfacial shear strength was improved by grafting CNT on the surface of carbon fibres and tensile lap-shear strength was improved by using CNT grafted carbon fibre as the heating element for welding. For the practical use of CFRTP for structural parts, flexural strength is also necessary to be evaluated. In this study, flexural test was carried out to clarify the effect of CNT deposition time to the surface of carbon fibres on flexural strength of resistance welded CFRTP using CNT grafted carbon fibre as the heating element. The highest flexural strength was obtained when CNT10, for which CNT is grafted on the carbon fibres for deposition time of 10 min, was used for the heating element of resistance welding. In the case of CNT deposition time of 60 min, the lowest flexural strength was obtained because of the poor impregnation of the resin into the carbon fibre due to the excess CNT on the carbon fibres.

Hot-stamping technology for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic plates based on electrical resistance heating

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 1353-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuhiro Okayasu ◽  
Masaya Sato
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Hot Stamping ◽  
Holding Time ◽  
Sample Temperature ◽  
Resistance Heating ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Electrical Resistance Heating ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

In the present work, a hot-stamping system for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) plates based on electrical resistance heating was developed, where CFRTP consisted of polyphenylene and polyacrylonitrile. With the hot-stamping process, a simple hat-shaped sample was made. The heating rate and maximum sample temperature varied depending on the electrical resistance of the CFRTP plate. Moreover, the contact conditions between the electrodes and the CFRTP plate also affected the sample temperature owing to their influence on the electrical resistance, which was determined by the amount of exposed carbon fiber (CF) on the sample surface. Temperature measurements performed using samples with various amounts of exposed CF (20%–95% CF) revealed that approximately 65% CF afforded the highest sample temperature and fastest heating rate. The CFRTP plate underwent non-uniform heating, especially during the early stages, e.g. less than 10 s. Sample heating to 150℃ resulted in permanent deformation of the hat-shaped CFRTP samples with less springback, whereas heating to higher temperatures above the melting point led to meandering of the samples. In contrast, CFRTP samples subjected to hot-stamping at lower temperatures, such as 110℃, exhibited rough surfaces. In addition to the sample temperature, the formability of CFRTP during hot-stamping was affected by the holding time. When hot-stamping was performed without a holding time, even at high temperatures of 150℃ and above, low-quality samples with dented surfaces and irregular sample thickness were obtained. The results of this study indicate that a temperature of 150℃ and a holding time of 10 s are optimal for fabricating high-quality hot-stamped CFRTP with smooth surfaces and uniform thickness.

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