Thermoplastic composite from innovative flat knitted 3D multi-layer spacer fabric using hybrid yarn and the study of 2D mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Abounaim, Md ^a   Hoffmann, Gerald ^a   Diestel, Olaf ^a   Cherif, Chokri ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D spacer fabrics; A. Hybrid yarn; A. Textile composites; B. Mechanical property; E. Knitting

Indexed keywords

2D COMPOSITES; 3D SPACER FABRICS; A. TEXTILE COMPOSITES; FLAT KNITTING MACHINES; INTEGRATION METHOD; LIGHTWEIGHT APPLICATION; OPTIMAL RESULTS; SPACER FABRICS; TEXTILE COMPOSITE; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; WEFT YARN;

KNIT FABRICS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TEXTILES; THERMOPLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WOOL; YARN;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE; FLAT KNITTING; GLASS FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; REINFORCED FABRIC; SPACER FABRIC; STITCH; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER;

EID: 72949122797     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Abounaim M., Hoffmann G., Diestel O., and Cherif C. Development of flat knitted spacer fabrics for composites using hybrid yarns and investigation of 2D mechanical properties. Text Res J 79 7 (2009) 596-610
2. Abounaim M, Hoffmann G, Diestel O, Cherif C. 3D spacer fabric as sandwich structure by flat knitting for composites using hybrid yarn, AUTEX world textile conference, Izmir, Turkey; 2009. p. 675-81.
3. Abounaim M., Hoffmann G., Diestel O., and Cherif C. Flat-knitted "spacer fabrics" with hybrid yarns for composite materials. Melliand Textileb 3-4 (2008) 87-89 E30-31
4. Hong H., Araujo M., and Fangueiro R. 3D technical fabrics. Knit Int 1232 (1996) 55-57
5. Araujo MD, Hong H, Fangueiro R, Ciobanu O, Ciobanu L. Developments in weft-knitting technical textiles. In: 1st Autex conference: TECHNITEX, vol. 1. Portugal; 2001. p. 253-62.
6. Abounaim M. Modelling of technical bindings and manufacturing of flat knitted and woven "spacer fabrics" with hybrid (GF/PP) yarn as sandwich structure. Master thesis no. 1310, Technische Universität Dresden, Department of Mechanical Engineering; 2006.
7. Ciobanu L. SANDTEX - developments on knitted sandwich fabrics with complex shapes. In: 1st Autex conference: TECHNITEX, vol. 1. Portugal; 2001. p. 490-96.
8. Ünal A., Hoffmann G., and Cherif C. Development of weft knitted spacer fabrics for composite materials. Melliand Textileb 4 (2006) 224-226 E49-50
9. Torun AR, Paul C, Hanusch J, Diestel O, Hoffmann G, Cherif C. Reinforced weft knitted preforms and spacer fabrics as well as woven spacer fabrics made of commingled hybrid yarns for RP. In: Techtextil symposium, Frankfurt, Germany; 12-14.06.2007.
10. Cherif C., Rödel H., Hoffmannn G., Diestel O., Herzberg C., Paul C., et al. Textile Verarbeitungstechnologien für hybridgarnbasierte komplexe Preformstrukturen (textile manufacturing technologies for hybrid based complex preform structures). Kunststofftechnik (J Plast Technol) 2 (2009) 103-129
11. Collaborative Research Centre SFB 639. Textile-reinforced composite components for function-integrating multi-material design in complex lightweight applications, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. [retrieved 30.06.09.
12. Badawi SSAM. Development of the weaving machine and 3D woven spacer fabric structures for lightweight composites materials. PhD thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, Department of Mechanical Engineering; 2007.
13. Lin S., Modler K.H., and Hanke U. The application of mechanisms in producing textile-reinforced thermoplastic composite. Mach Des Res 24 (2008) 380-384
14. Alagirusamy R., and Ogale V. Commingled and air jet-textured hybrid yarns for thermoplastic composites. J Ind Text 33 4 (2004) 223-243
15. Fujita A., Maekawa Z., and Hamada H. Mechanical behaviour and fracture mechanism of thermoplastic composites with commingling yarn. J Reinf Plast Compos 12 (1993) 156-172
16. Dev V.R.G., Swarna A., and Madhusoothanan M. Mechanical properties of knitted composites using glass ply yarns. J Reinf Plast Compos 25 (2005) 1425-1435
17. Gommers B., Verpoest I., and Houtte V. Analysis of knitted fabric reinforced composites: Part 1. Fibre orientation distribution. Composites Part A 29A (1998) 1579-1588
18. Padaki N.V., Alagirusamy R., and Sugun B.S. Knitted preforms for composite application. J Ind Text 35 4 (2006) 295-321
19. HU H., and Zhu M. A study of the degree of breakage of glass filament yarns during the weft knitting process. AUTEX Res J 5 3 (2005) 141-148
20. Lau K., and Dias T. Knittability of high-modulus yarns. J Text Inst 85 2 (1994) 173-190
21. Savci S., Curiskis J.I., and Pailthorpe M. Knittability of glass fiber weft-knitted preforms for composites. TexT Res J 71 1 (2001) 15-21