MANUFACTURE OF STEEL-CF/PA6 HYBRIDS IN A LASER TAPE PLACEMENT PROCESS: EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE SURFACE TEXTURE ON FIRST PLY PLACEMENT AND COMPRESSION SHEAR STRENGTH

Victoria Zinnecker*, Chris Stokes-Griffin, Ludovic Rapp, Steve Madden, Andrei Rode, Paul Compston

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    Abstract

    This paper investigates the effect of steel substrate surface texture on the first ply placement and compression shear strength of metal-composite (carbon fibre/polyamide 6) hybrids manufactured in a laser-assisted automated tape placement (ATP) process. Texturing of the steel surface, using an ultrashort-pulsed laser, increased laser absorptance during ATP by 23%. Additionally, the scatter pattern changes from predominantly specular reflection for the pickled surface to a broad scatter for the grit blasted and the laser textured surface. The highest bond-line shear strength was obtained at a substrate temperature of 330°C for the grit blasted and laser textures surface due to a better flow of matrix in the surface asperities resulting in mechanical interlocking. High absorbing surface textures reduce the laser power required for the first ply placement by 25%.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationManufacturing
    EditorsAnastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Veronique Michaud
    PublisherComposite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Pages17-24
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)9782970161400
    Publication statusPublished - 2022
    Event20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 - Lausanne, Switzerland
    Duration: 26 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

    Publication series

    NameECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability
    Volume2

    Conference

    Conference20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022
    Country/TerritorySwitzerland
    CityLausanne
    Period26/06/2230/06/22

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