TY - JOUR
T1 - Extruded high-temperature thermoplastic tufting yarns for enhanced mechanical properties of composites
AU - Mc Garrigle, Cormac
AU - Fernández, Daniel
AU - Middendorf, Peter
AU - Dooher, Thomas
AU - Kelly, John
AU - McIlhagger, AT
AU - Harkin-Jones, Eileen
AU - Archer, E
PY - 2019/11/10
Y1 - 2019/11/10
N2 - Through-thickness stitching, in the form of tufting, has been shown to be a potentially successful method of improving resistance to delamination. Tufting is a single-sided stitching technique that involves the insertion of a yarn through a fabric, in the z-direction. However, further research into the development of a tailored tufting yarn could yield a greater improvement in the mechanical properties of the overall composite. Unlike other published works which rely on commercially available materials, for this study four thermoplastic yarns were produced from polyetheretherketone, polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyphenylsulfone. Their ability to be tufted into a composite was examined along with their influence on the overall mechanical properties of the composite.
AB - Through-thickness stitching, in the form of tufting, has been shown to be a potentially successful method of improving resistance to delamination. Tufting is a single-sided stitching technique that involves the insertion of a yarn through a fabric, in the z-direction. However, further research into the development of a tailored tufting yarn could yield a greater improvement in the mechanical properties of the overall composite. Unlike other published works which rely on commercially available materials, for this study four thermoplastic yarns were produced from polyetheretherketone, polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyphenylsulfone. Their ability to be tufted into a composite was examined along with their influence on the overall mechanical properties of the composite.
KW - Composites, tufting, tensile strength, extrusion
KW - Composites
KW - tensile strength
KW - extrusion
KW - tufting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075069707&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0731684419886368
DO - 10.1177/0731684419886368
M3 - Article
SN - 0731-6844
JO - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
JF - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
ER -