Polymer-matrix composites: characterising the impact of environmental factors on their lifetime

R Barreira-Pinto, R Carneiro, M Miranda, RM Guedes - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer-matrix composites are widely used in engineering applications. Yet, environmental
factors impact their macroscale fatigue and creep performances significantly, owing to …

A review on PEEK composites–Manufacturing methods, properties and applications

M Thiruchitrambalam, DB Kumar… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
Poly ether ether ketone (PEEK) is a specialty plastic having many interesting physical,
mechanical, electrical properties and it is resistant to most of the chemicals. Although this …

PEEK-TiO2 composites with enhanced UV resistance

M Bragaglia, V Cherubini, F Nanni - Composites Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In the paper, extruded filaments of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) filled (1% v, 3% v, 5% v)
with sub-micrometric titanium dioxide (TiO 2) particles have been manufactured with the aim …

Effect of UV‐water weathering on the mechanical properties of flax‐fiber‐reinforced polymer composites

B Xu, B van den Hurk, T Liu, R Blok… - Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the influence of weathering aging on the mechanical properties and
durability of flax fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (FFRP) intended for outdoor …

[HTML][HTML] Irradiation multi-scale damage and interface effects of 3D braided carbon fiber/epoxy composites subjected to high dose γ-rays

S Liu, L Wang, A Siddique, M Umair, C Shi… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The serious damage caused to 3D braided carbon fiber (CF)/epoxy (EP) composites in high-
energy irradiation environments is a pressing research topic that has not yet been reported …

The influence of crystallinity on the weather resistance of CF/PEEK composites

NL Batista, MC Rezende, E C. Botelho - Applied Composite Materials, 2021 - Springer
The purpose of this work is to investigate how the crystallinity degree of carbon fiber/poly
(ether-ether-ketone (CF/PEEK) composites affects their performance when exposed to …

Comparative analysis of poly (ether-ether-ketone) properties aged in different conditions for application in pipelines

GA Porto, LGA de Paula, JJR Arias, EG Chaves… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the aging of poly (ether-ether-ketone)(PEEK) submitted to
different media: in air, in water bubbled with nitrogen, in water bubbled with air, and in water …

An innovative approach to evaluate the machined surface of UD-CF/PEEK laminate milling with considering the crystallinity and friction property variation

Z Bao, H Li, W Lv, W Wu, S Li, X Qin - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2024 - Elsevier
The machined surface quality of aerospace composite components is crucial for their service
performance. However, the machined surface quality characterization of CFRTP (carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Aging of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyphthalamide (PPA) in polar and non-polar lubricant base oils

PM Ferreira, B Trindade, M Kalin - Polymer Testing, 2024 - Elsevier
The lubrication of high-performance polymers allows the more widespread use of these
materials in mechanical systems. This work aims to study the compatibility of …

Effect of modification with helium atmospheric-pressure plasma and deep-ultraviolet light on adhesive shear strength of fiber-reinforced poly (ether-ether-ketone) …

S Okawa, N Taka, Y Aoyagi - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
We investigated the effect of helium atmospheric-pressure plasma (PL) and deep-ultraviolet
(UV) light treatments on the adhesive properties of fiber-reinforced poly (ether-ether-ketone) …