VANTEX - Vanishing Textile binder structure for the stabilisation of dry carbon fibre preforms in the Resin Transfer Moulding process

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 8634.1;7 EPRP-IW

Short description (English)

VANTEX - Vanishing Textile binder structure for the stabilisation of dry carbon fibre preforms in the Resin Transfer Moulding process

Abstract (English)

In producing long-fibre reinforced plastic structures by resin injection processes the reinforcing fibres areprovided as preforms. The latter can be made in many different ways (e.g. moulding, sewing ...). Thermoplastic binders or sewing yarns are mostly used as stabilisers for such preforms. This projectinvestigates the effect of the stabiliser on the process chain and on the mechanical properties of the resultingcomponent. The effect of the stabiliser on the residual strength of an FRP aircraft component after impactloading is evaluated, as well as that on the injection process itself.