Sustainable sandwich composites manufactured from recycled carbon fibers, flax fibers/PP skins, and recycled PET core

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dc.contributor.authorJiang, Qihong
dc.contributor.authorChen, Guiyong
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Abhideep
dc.contributor.authorMills, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorJani, Krutarth
dc.contributor.authorRajamohan, Vasudevan
dc.contributor.authorVenugopal, Barathan
dc.contributor.authorRahatekar, Sameer S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-11T13:22:50Z
dc.date.available2021-01-11T13:22:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-23
dc.description.abstractEuropean union end of life vehicle directive mandates the use of more sustainable/recyclable materials in automotive industries. Thermoplastics matrix-based composites allow recyclability of composites at the end of life; however, their processing technology is more challenging than thermoset composites. Manufacturing process and mechanical testing of sustainable sandwich composite made from sustainable materials: flax, recycled carbon fiber, polypropylene, and recycled PET foam are presented in this article. High pressure compression molding with adhesive thermoplastic polymer film was used for manufacturing sandwich composite skin. The recycled PET foam core was integrated/joined with the skin using a thermoplastics adhesive film. A three-point bending test was conducted to compare the flexural properties. The results show that such sustainable sandwich composites will be an excellent material for truck side panel to operate in adverse wind/storm conditions. The sustainable sandwich composite can potentially be an excellent candidate for the fabrication of light-duty, lightweight, and low-cost engineering structures in automotive industry to meet the EU end of life requirements.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationJiang Q, Chen G, Kumar A, et al., (2020) Sustainable sandwich composites manufactured from recycled carbon fibers, flax fibers/PP skins, and recycled PET core. Journal of Composites Science, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2021, Article number 2en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2504-477X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5010002
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16149
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectsandwich compositeen_UK
dc.subjectsustainable; mechanical propertyen_UK
dc.subjectmechanical propertyen_UK
dc.subjectflaxen_UK
dc.subjectrecycled carbon fiberen_UK
dc.subjectpolypropyleneen_UK
dc.titleSustainable sandwich composites manufactured from recycled carbon fibers, flax fibers/PP skins, and recycled PET coreen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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