10.1007/978-3-030-35346-9_4
https://zenodo.org/records/4055200
oai:zenodo.org:4055200
Marco Barile
Marco Barile
NOVOTECH Aerospace Advanced Technology, Naples, Italy
Leonardo Lecce
Leonardo Lecce
NOVOTECH Aerospace Advanced Technology, Naples, Italy
Michele Iannone
Michele Iannone
LEONARDO Aircraft Pomigliano, Naples, Italy
Silvio Pappadà
Silvio Pappadà
CETMA—Engineering, Design and Materials Technologies Centre, Brindisi, Italy
Pierluca Roberti
Pierluca Roberti
SOLVAY Aerospace Composite Materials, Milan, Italy
Thermoplastic Composites for Aerospace Applications
SPRINGER
2020
Automated manufacturing composites
Thermoplastics
Thermoforming
Automated Fiber Placement (AFP)
In situ Consolidation (ISC) AFP
Continuous Compression Molding (CCM)
Induction Welding (IW)
2020-03-12
https://zenodo.org/communities/nhyte-h2020
https://zenodo.org/communities/eu
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Composites world is in continuous evolution and there has been a progressive change in terms of manufacturing processes, passing from standard wet or prepreg manual layup to automated (preforming) technologies, with the objective to increase production rates and make cheaper manufacturing processes. This chapter deals with most recent advancements and applications of thermoplastic composites, focusing on the reasons why for aerospace sector, they are increasingly representing a more viable manufacturing solution for structural components. Starting from thermoplastic polymer structures and difference with respect to thermoset matrix based composites, the standard consolidation processes (autoclave/thermoforming) together with most promising automated and continuous out-of- autoclave manufacturing concepts and processes (Automated Fiber Placement/Automated Tape Laying, In Situ Consolidation, Continuous Compression Molding, Pultrusion), including assembling methods (Fusion/Welding), are illustrated. Furthermore, an overview on different recycling concepts related to thermoplastics and thermosets composites is provided. At last, an overview on the European thermoplastic development roadmap, supported by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (2014–2021) for the next generation of aircrafts, is illustrated
European Commission
10.13039/501100000780
723309
New Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite Aerostructures manufactured by Out of Autoclave Continuous Automated Technologies