A review of Long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) composites

Haibin Ning; Na Lu; Ahmed Arabi Hassen; Krishan Chawla; Mohamed Selim; Selvum Pillay

doi:10.1080/09506608.2019.1585004

A review of Long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) composites

Haibin Ning, Na Lu, Ahmed Arabi Hassen, Krishan Chawla, Mohamed Selim, Selvum Pillay

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Abstract

Long fibre-reinforced thermoplastic or long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) composites possess superior specific modulus and strength, excellent impact resistance, and other advantages such as ease of processability, recyclability, and excellent corrosion resistance. These advantages make LFT composites one of the most advanced lightweight engineering materials and enable their increasing use in various applications. This review paper summarises the research and development work that has been conducted on LFT composites since their initial development. Different aspects of LFTs, such as process development, fibre orientation distribution (FOD), fibre length distribution (FLD), and their effects on the mechanical properties of LFT composites are described. The characterisation of the FOD and FLD in the LFT composites using advanced imaging technology such as high-resolution 3D micro-CT scanning technique is summarised. Research and development of LFT hybridisation and LFT additives are also discussed. Finally, conclusions are made and the future outlook of LFT composites is given.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-188
Number of pages	25
Journal	International Materials Reviews
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2019.1585004
State	Published - Apr 2 2020

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This article has been sponsored by UT-BATTELLE, LLC under contract no. De-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this article, or allow others to do so, for United States government purposes. The department of energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE public access plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

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Long fibre thermoplastics
composites
fibre length distribution
fibre orientation distribution
properties

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