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Materialography of Thermoplastic Composites

​Learn the latest materialographic techniques for characterizing TPCs microstructures. Optimizing their manufacturing processes and resultant properties.

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Materialography of Thermoplastic Composites

​Learn the latest materialographic techniques for characterizing TPCs microstructures. Optimizing their manufacturing processes and resultant properties.

Thermoplastic composites are increasingly being utilized in various applications such as automotive, energy, sports, and even aerospace and defense. This is due to their excellent strength-to-weight ratios, which make them prime candidates for automotive and aerospace light weighting applications. Automotive light weighting is the practice of decreasing the weight of the vehicle to increase its fuel efficiency. Previously, light weighting was accomplished mainly by replacing conventional steel components with lighter metals such as aluminum. However, with more stringent carbon emission standards and the demand by consumers for cars with higher fuel efficiency, the need for materials with better attributes than light-weight metallic alloys became apparent. This has driven the interest in using thermoplastic composites (TPCs) as a viable replacement for load-bearing metal components. Discontinuous, long chain carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites are utilized because they can be manufactured to have a similar rigidity to conventional metals, while providing a reduction in weight. The mechanical properties of TPCs are highly dependent on the manufacturing process and research efforts have been focused on optimization of microstructures and properties. Materialographic techniques can be useful tools for characterization of their microstructures, and optimization of their manufacturing processes and resultant properties. Microstructure characterization provides key information such as presence of voids, delamination of fibers from the matrix, and fiber orientation.

Key Takeaways:
Potential utilization of thermoplastic composites in modern fuel-efficient vehicles and the use of materialographic techniques to characterize their microstructures.

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