Surface modification of carbon fiber polymer composites after laser structuring

Adrian S. Sabau; Jian Chen; Jonaaron F. Jones; Alexandra Hackett; Gerald D. Jellison; Claus Daniel; David Warren; Jackie D. Rehkopf

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-48141-8_23

Surface modification of carbon fiber polymer composites after laser structuring

Adrian S. Sabau, Jian Chen, Jonaaron F. Jones, Alexandra Hackett, Gerald D. Jellison, Claus Daniel, David Warren, Jackie D. Rehkopf

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Abstract

The increasing use of Carbon Fiber-reinforced Polymer matrix Composites (CFPC) as a lightweight material in automotive and aerospace industries requires the control of surface morphology. In this study, the composites surface was prepared by ablating the resin on the top fiber layer of the composite using an Nd:YAG laser. The CFPC specimens with T700S carbon fiber and Prepreg-T83 resin (epoxy) were supplied by Plasan Carbon Composites, Inc. as 4 ply thick, 0/90° plaques. The effect of laser fluence, scanning speed, and wavelength was investigated on the removal rate of the resin without an excessive damage of the fibers. In addition, resin ablation due to the power variation created by a laser interference technique is presented. Optical property measurements, optical micrographs, 3D imaging, and high-resolution optical profiler images were used to study the effect of the laser processing on surface morphology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Composites for Aerospace, Marine, and Land Applications II
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	297-309
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319481418
ISBN (Print)	9781119082262
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48141-8_23
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

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Keywords

Carbon fiber
Interference
Laser
Polymer matrix composites

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