Vacuum-infused thermoplastic fibre-metal laminates – Advances in bonding and recycling

James Maguire; Vasileios Koutsos; Dipa Ray

doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106961

Vacuum-infused thermoplastic fibre-metal laminates – Advances in bonding and recycling

James Maguire^*, Vasileios Koutsos, Dipa Ray

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School of Engineering

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Abstract

Novel methods for bonding and recycling acrylic fibre-metal laminates are investigated. Interfacial bonding is achieved via a methacrylate-based adhesive film. Short beam shear testing was performed to assess the bond quality in like-for-like comparisons of different test parameters. It is shown that apparent interlaminar shear strength is influenced by the adhesive carrier and the initiator. The latter is corroborated by micrographs showing a transition from adhesive failure to cohesive failure. It is confirmed that the adhesive is dissolved by liquid acrylic resin during infusion. Dissolution is used to debond the fibre-metal interface for recycling.

Original language	English
Article number	106961
Pages (from-to)	1
Number of pages	5
Journal	Materials Today Communications
Volume	37
Issue number	106961
Early online date	23 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106961
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Recycling
Interfacial bonding
Liquid thermoplastic resin
FML

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Centre for Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy Generation
O'Bradaigh, C. (Principal Investigator), Kiprakis, A. (Co-investigator) & Underwood, I. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC
1/12/16 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Centre for Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy Generation
Robertson, N. (Principal Investigator), Campbell, E. (Co-investigator) & Mount, A. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC
1/12/16 → 31/05/21
Project: Research

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