Flexural characteristics of novel carbon methylmethacrylate composites

• Main Authors: Bhudolia, Somen Kumar, Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant, Bert, Anthony, Boon, Yi Di, Makam, Raama, Gohel, Goram
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Polymeric Composites; Thermoplastics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151594
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reactive thermoplastic matrices are widely used for polymer composites manufacturing owing to their ease of processing using cost-effective liquid injection processes. The novel methyl methacrylate (MMA) Elium ® resin is a liquid thermoplastic resin, first of its kind which is curable at room temperature. It has attracted wide interest as a competitive solution to epoxy-based composites for structural applications. In this work, the flexural performances of novel non-crimp carbon fabric (NCCF) Elium ® composite laminates are evaluated. The baseline comparison is done with conventionally used composites with epoxy resin. The stress-strain curve, the fracture failure mechanisms and the effect of the annealing stage have been discussed.