Akonda, M.H., Lawrence, C.A. and EL-Dessouky, H. (2015) Electrically conductive recycled carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 28 (11). pp. 1550-1563. ISSN 1530-7980
Abstract
Polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic composites were fabricated using recycled carbon fibres (rCFs; recovered from composite parts) and waste CFs (wCFs; generated during post-manufacturing processes). Both staple CFs (average 60 mm long) were blended with staple PP resin fibres (60 mm long) and then converted into yarns prior to the composite fabrication using hot-pressed moulding technique. It is found that the composites fabricated from wCFs contained longer CFs (40 mm long) and exhibited better electrical and mechanical properties (conductivity: 10.75 103 S m 1; tensile strength 160 MPa and modulus 45 GPa) compared with the composites fabricated from rCFs. It was concluded and recommended that both composite materials could be used as cost-effective and heating elements in lightweight applications.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2013 Sage Publications |
Keywords: | Carbon fibres; recycling; thermoplastic composites; electrical properties |
Dates: |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) > AMRC Composites Centre (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2016 09:10 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2016 05:08 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705713513294 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications (UK and US) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0892705713513294 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104179 |