GOALI/IUCRP: Modeling of Co-mingled Glass/Thermoplastic Fabrics for Low Cost/High Volume Composites Manufacturing

9800483 Chen轻质复合材料结构在大批量应用中的成功集成受到这些材料缺乏成本效益高质量制造工艺的阻碍。 本研究将探讨在热塑性复合材料基体中混合的非卷曲织物的加工。 本研究的目的是利用实验，分析建模和冲压过程的数值模拟相结合，以优化材料结构和工艺参数。除了大学和工业合作者（福特汽车公司）研究人员之间的定期互动外，访问福特的冲压设备将导致更准确地了解生产规模下的材料行为，并将结果快速转化为工业过程。 预计制造过程的模拟可以与材料特性测试结合使用，以缩短开发周期，降低模具成本，指导材料选择，并提高产品和工艺的可靠性。

9800483 Chen The successful integration of lightweight composite structures into high volume applications is impeded by the lack of cost-effective, high quality manufacturing processes for these materials. This research will investigate the processing of co-mingled, non-crimp fabrics in a thermoplastic composite matrix. The goal of this research is to utilize a combination of experimentation, analytical modeling, and numerical simulation of the stamping process to optimize the material structure and the process parameters. In addition to regular interactions between the University and the industrial collaborator's (Ford Motor Company) researchers, access to the stamping equipment at Ford will lead to a more accurate understanding of the material behavior at the production scale, and quick turnaround of the results to the industrial process. It is anticipated that simulation of the manufacturing process can be used in conjunction with material characterization tests to reduce development cycle time, lower tooling costs, guide materials selection, and improve product and process reliability.