scholarly journals Fabrication of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aromatic Polyamide Composites and Their Thermal Conductivities with a h-BN Filler

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Min Jun Lee ◽  
Pil Gyu Lee ◽  
Il-Joon Bae ◽  
Jong Sung Won ◽  
Min Hong Jeon ◽  
...  

In this study, a carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite was fabricated using a new aromatic polyamide (APA) as a matrix. Non-isothermal crystallization behaviors in the cooling process of APA resin (a semi-crystalline polymer) and composite were analyzed by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). To determine the optimum molding conditions, processing parameters such as the molding temperature and time were varied during compression molding of the Carbon/APA composite. The tensile and flexural properties and morphologies of the fabricated composites were analyzed. Molding at 270 °C and 50 MPa for 5 min. showed relatively good mechanical properties and morphologies; thus, this condition was selected as the optimal molding condition. In addition, to enhance the thermal conductivity of the Carbon/APA composite, a study was conducted to add hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) as a filler. The surface of h-BN was oxidized to increase its miscibility in the resin, which resulted in better dispersity in the APA matrix. In conclusion, a Carbon/APA (h-BN) composite manufactured under optimal molding conditions with an APA resin containing surface-treated h-BN showed a thermal conductivity more than twice that of the case without h-BN.

Author(s):  
E. A. Nikolaeva ◽  
A. N. Timofeev ◽  
K. V. Mikhaylovskiy

This article describes the results of the development of a high thermal conductivity carbon fiber reinforced polymer based on carbon fiber from pitch and an ENPB matrix modified with a carbon powder of high thermal conductivity. Data of the technological scheme of production and the results of determining the physicomechanical and thermophysical characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced polymer are presented. 


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 3092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunbi Lee ◽  
Chi Hyeong Cho ◽  
Sae Hoon Hwang ◽  
Min-Geun Kim ◽  
Jeong Woo Han ◽  
...  

A carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a light and rigid composite applicable in various fields, such as in aviation and automobile industry. However, due to its low thermal conductivity, it does not dissipate heat sufficiently and thus accumulates heat stress. Here, we reported a facile and effective strategy to improve the through-thickness thermal conductivity of CFRP composites by using a layer-by-layer coating of inorganic crystals. They could provide efficient heat transfer pathways through layer-by-layer contact within the resulting composite material. The high thermally conductive CFRP composites were prepared by employing three types of inorganic crystal fillers composed of aluminum, magnesium, and copper on prepreg through the layer-by-layer coating process. The vertical thermal conductivity of pure CFRP was increased by up to 87% on using magnesium filler at a very low content of 0.01 wt %. It was also confirmed that the higher the thermal conductivity enhancement was, the better were the mechanical properties. Thus, we could demonstrate that the layer-by-layer inclusion of inorganic crystals can lead to improved through-thickness thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of composites, which might find applications in varied industrial fields.


2020 ◽  
pp. 089270572094537
Author(s):  
Van-Tho Hoang ◽  
Bo-Seong Kwon ◽  
Jung-Won Sung ◽  
Hyeon-Seok Choe ◽  
Se-Woon Oh ◽  
...  

Promising carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CF/polyetherketoneketone (PEKK)) composites were fabricated by the state-of-the-art technology known as “Automated Fiber Placement.” The mechanical properties of CF/PEKK were evaluated for four different postprocessing methods: in situ consolidation, annealing, vacuum bag only (VBO), and hot press (HP). The evaluation was performed by narrowing down the relevant processing parameters (temperature and layup speed). Furthermore, the void content and crystallinity of CF/PEKK were measured to determine the effect of these postprocessing processes. The HP process resulted in the best quality with the highest interlaminar shear strength, highest crystallinity degree, and lowest void content. The second most effective method was VBO, and annealing also realized an improvement compared with in situ consolidation. The correlation between the postprocessing method and the void content and crystallinity degree was also discussed.


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