TY - GEN A1 - Schulze, Marcus A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - König, Franziska A1 - Weiß, Sabine T1 - Tribological Investigations of PVD Coated Multi-Layer Constructions T2 - Journal of Materials Science Research N2 - Multi-layer constructions become more and more relevant in lightweight applications due to their high strength to weight ratio. They offer excellent crash, damping and recycling properties. Also, the morphology of thermoplastic carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) render them interesting for large scale manufacturing processes. Nevertheless, a major disadvantage results in a poor resistance against wear and tear, e.g. erosion, which is attributed to weak hardness properties. Hence, this work deals with tribological investigations on orthotropic carbon fibre reinforced polymers (PA 6) either with protective ceramic coating or without. The chosen coating system is a well-known protective covering of metal components, e.g. metal cutting tools, produced by physical vapor deposition (PVD). To characterize the coating system on thermoplastic CFRP, standard analyzing methods are utilized, like optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The tribological investigations are conducted by the tribological ball on disk method to generate wear tracks on the sample surfaces and hence to calculate the wear rates. These results are compared to literature findings with respect to a certain protective coating system (TiN) and a second nano-structured gel coating system, where both systems are deposited on a thermosetting material, i.e. carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin, respectively. For this purpose the feasibility of depositing a protective ceramic layer on thermoplastic CFRP is demonstrated. First results on suitable surface pre-treatments have shown a significant influence on the coating quality. The improved performance regarding the wear behavior with respect to tribology compared to the poor substrate and existing technologies is shown additionally. KW - thermoplastic composites KW - protective coating systems KW - tribology KW - wear KW - physical vapour deposition Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5539/jmsr.v5n1p97 SN - 1927-0585 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 97 EP - 106 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Scholz, Peter A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Processing and characterization of cathodic dip coated metal/composite-laminates T2 - Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering N2 - The current trend shows an increasing demand for novel technologies, that facilitate a functional integration of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) in metal based structures, especially in automotive industry. To comply with the requirements of large-scale production the use of fiber reinforced thermoplastics in form of hybrid metal/composite-laminates seems advantageous. By targeted exploitation of their high lightweight potential, combined with suitable capabilities for mass production and good damping properties, cost-effective and weight-optimized parts with high stiffness and load capacity can be provided for future applications. As there is little known about the processing and the mechanical properties of thermoplastic based FRP/metal-laminates, the study focuses on the development of novel hybrid laminates with low residual stresses, made of metallic steel sheets and continuous glass or carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 6. In this context, the influence of several pre-operations like sand blasting, cleaning or primer application on the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) was examined in addition to their resistance to cathodic dip paint treatment. KW - Fiber reinforced thermoplastics (FRP) KW - Metal/composite-laminates KW - Hybrid laminates KW - Interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acme.2016.03.001 SN - 1644-9665 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 467 EP - 472 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schulze, Marcus A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - König, Franziska A1 - Weiß, Sabine T1 - Nanoindentation measurements of PVD coated multilayer constructions T2 - Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering N2 - Carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics (CFRP) are intensively used in lightweight applications due to their high strength to weight ratio. In addition they offer good crash, damping and recycling properties. On the basis of their morphology they are suitable for large scale manufacturing processes. A major disadvantage consists of its poor hardness properties, which is again an important requirement to realize a good erosion and wear behaviour. Design/methodology/approach: In this work the application of orthotropic carbon fibre reinforced polymers (PA6), with protective TiAlN coatings, produced by physical vapor deposition (PVD), is investigated. The characterization of the coating is performed by nanoindentation tests, roughness measurements and scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore micro hardness tests on selected well prepared cross sections are conducted, to compare the coating quality with established coating systems. Findings: By applying TiAlN coating, the hardness of the CFRP samples can be increased substantially up to 15 GPa, in comparison to the basic substrate. In addition the quality of the coating surface can be improved significantly by plasma etching pre-treatment. Research limitations/implications: The presented findings are preliminary results to prove the application of a standard processed ceramic coating on new composite types for mass production. The PVD coating process as well as the utilized testing methods are suitable to realize hard coatings on thermoplastic CFRP. This effect can be exploited for several lightweight applications to increase the erosion and wear resistance of composite materials. Originality/value: The presented results show, that ceramic coatings can be deposited on standard thermoplastic CFRP with polyamide 6 matrix. Therewith it can be expected, that the PVD coating process can make a essential contribution to increase the range of applications. KW - Nanoindentation KW - Thermoplastic composites KW - TiAlN-coating Y1 - 2015 UR - http://www.journalamme.org/vol72_2/7221.pdf SN - 1734-8412 VL - 72 IS - 2 SP - 53 EP - 60 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Klein, Mario A1 - Podlesak, Frank A1 - Höfer, Kevin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Mayr, Peter A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Advanced Joining Technologies for Load and Fibre Adjusted FRP-Metal Hybrid Structures T2 - Journal of Materials Science Research N2 - Multi-material-design (MMD) is commonly realized through the combination of thin sheet metal and fibre reinforced plastics (FRP). To maximize the high lightweight potential of the material groups within a multi-material system as good as possible, a material-adapted and particularly fibre adjusted joining technology must be applied. The present paper focuses on two novel joining technologies, the Flow Drill Joining (FDJ) method and Spin-Blind-Riveting (SBR), which were developed for joining heavy-duty metal/composite hybrids. Tests were carried out with material combinations which are significant for lightweight constructions such as aluminium (AA5083) and carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide in sheet thickness of 1.8 mm. The mechanical testing and manufacturing of those multi-material joints was investigated. Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5539/jmsr.v4n4p26 SN - 1927-0585 SN - 1927-0593 VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 26 EP - 33 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Nendel, Wolfgang A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz T1 - Bauweisenkonzepte und Auslegung von Krafteinleitungsbereichen bei Hybridstrukturen aus Faser-Kunststoff/Metall-Verbunden im Fahrzeugbau N2 - Als Teil des DFG/AiF-Clusters „Großserientaugliche Prozessketten für hochintegrierte Bauteile aus hybriden Faser-Kunststoff / Metall-Verbunden“ erfolgte im AiF-Projekt 17688 BR/1 die methodische Entwicklung von großserientauglichen Bauweisenkonzepten für Hybridstrukturen aus thermoplastbasierten Faser-Kunststoff/Metall-Verbunden (FK/M-Verbunden) im Fahrzeugbau sowie die Erarbeitung von belastungsgerechten Krafteinlei-tungsbereichen zur Integration der neuartigen Bauteile in metallische Strukturen. Die Pro-jektergebnisse wurden in Form von drei generischen Technologiedemonstratoren am Beispiel von hybriden Pkw-Dachquerträgern veranschaulicht. Dabei wurden zwei Demonstratoren aus FK/M-Verbunden mit Stahl- (HC220Y+ZE, t = 0,25 mm) bzw. Aluminiumdeckschichten (EN AW 5182, t = 0,2 mm) und ein Faser-Kunststoff-Verbund-Dachquerträger (Kohlenstofffaserverstärktes Polyamid 6) mit metallischen Lasteinleitungselementen (HC260LAD+Z100 bzw. AA5754-W, t = 1,0 mm) konzipiert. Im Vergleich zu einer Referenzgeometrie in Stahlbauweise (t = 1,0 mm) konnte bei ver-gleichbaren Steifigkeitseigenschaften eine Masseeinsparung von bis zu 55% mit FK/M-Verbunden und etwa 64% in Faser-Kunststoff-Verbundbauweise prognostiziert werden. Die simulativ ermittelten Ergebnisse werden in Teilprojekt 5 des Clusters experimentell validiert. Im Hinblick auf eine werkstoffgerechte Anbindung der stark anisotropen Bauteile an metallische Grundstrukturen wurden Untersuchungen zum Thermomechanischen Ausformfügeverfahren (TAF) und dem Kleben mittels 2K-Epoxid- und 2K-Polyurethanklebstoffen durchgeführt. Anders als bei etablierten Verfahren aus dem Metallbau, wie dem Nieten, Clinchen oder Schrauben, die auf spanend gebohrten Durchgangslöchern im Faser-Kunststoff-Verbund oder Fügeelementen mit Schneidanteil basieren, findet bei den untersuchten Verfahren keine Schädigung der Faserstruktur statt. Die Ergebnisse aus Kopf- und Scherzugversuchen nach DIN EN ISO 14272 und DIN EN ISO 14273 zeigen eine prinzipielle Eignung des TAF-Verfahrens, sowohl für die Verbindung von FK/M-Hybridlaminaten, als auch FKV mit Metall. In Zugscherprüfungen nach DIN EN 1465 wurde der Einfluss verschiedener Vorbehandlungsmaßnahmen auf die Haftfestigkeit der geklebten Zugscherproben ermittelt. Dabei erwies sich insbesondere die Kombination aus Korundstrahlen und Beflammen mittels Flammenpyrolyse als zielführend. Nach Ermittlung der benötigten Kennwerte wurde eine Simulations- und Auslegungsstrategie für kraftflussgerechte Fügepunkte am Beispiel von thermomechanisch gefügten Verbindungen vorgestellt. Aufgrund der anisotropiespezifischen, inhomogenen dreidimensionalen Spannungszustände in der Umgebung von FKV-Fügezonen wird eine schnittreaktionsbezogene Methodik zur Auslegung von FK/M-Fügezonen empfohlen. In Verbindung mit einer entsprechenden Versagenshypothese erlaubt diese auf Basis von einfachen Fügepunkt-Ersatzmodellen eine einfache ingenieurmäßige Analyse des Fügepunktversagens durch Auslesen der Schnittreaktionen. Des Weiteren wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit TP5 zwei Prozessvarianten zur fertigungs-technischen Umsetzung der hybriden Dachquerträger aufgestellt. In ersten Vorversuchen konnte daran bereits die Herstellung erster Demonstratoren erfolgreich durchgeführt wer-den, die im Rahmen des 35. EFB-Kolloquiums am 25.03.2015 in Bad Boll sowie im EFB-Arbeitskreis Hybride Strukturen am 21.01.2015 in Dresden und 17.06.2015 in Rostock vorgestellt wurden. Das Ziel des Forschungsvorhabens wurde erreicht. Das IGF-Vorhaben „Bauweisenkonzepte und Auslegung von Krafteinleitungsbereichen bei Hybridstrukturen aus Faser-Kunststoff/Metall-Verbunden im Fahrzeugbau“ wurde im Rahmen des AiF/DFG-Clusters „Großserientaugliche Prozessketten für hochintegrierte Bauteile aus hybriden Faser-Kunststoff/Metall-Verbunden“ unter der Fördernummer AiF 17688BR/1 von der Forschungsvereinigung EFB e.V. finanziert und betreut und über die Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF) im Rahmen des Programms zur Förderung der industriellen Gemeinschaftsforschung und -entwicklung (IGF) vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie aufgrund eines Beschlusses des Deutschen Bundestages gefördert. Der Abschlussbericht ist als EFB-Forschungsbericht Nr. 417 erschienen und bei der EFB-Geschäftsstelle und im Buchhandel erhältlich. Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-86776-463-6 PB - Europäische Forschungsgesellschaft für Blechverarbeitung e.V. CY - Hannover ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schulze, Marcus A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - König, Franziska A1 - Weiß, Sabine T1 - Highly wear resistant PVD coatings for CFRP based multi-layer construction T2 - 11th International Scientific-Technical Conference on Advances in Plastics Technology (APT'15) Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-83-63555-47-4 CY - Gliwice ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Siegel, Carolin A1 - Hackert, Alexander A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Wagenführ, André T1 - Prozessketten zur Herstellung und Integration von naturfaserverstärkten Hochleistungskunststoffen T2 - Zeitschrift Kunststofftechnik KW - Naturfaser KW - Flachs KW - Biopolymere KW - TAF Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3139/O999.01012015 SN - 1864-2217 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 24 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Scholz, Peter A1 - Schieck, Frank A1 - Müller, Roland A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Behrens, Bernd-Arno A1 - Vucetic, Milan A1 - Grbic, Nenad A1 - Neumann, André T1 - Umformprozessketten für Bauteile aus Faser-Kunststoff/Metall-Verbunden T2 - Intermezzo der hybriden Werkstofflösungen: Hat Blech eine Zukunft?, Tagungsband des 35. EFB-Kolloquiums Blechverarbeitung 2015 am 24. und 25. März 2015 in Bad Boll N2 - Im Rahmen des DFG-AiF-Clustervorhabens »Großserientaugliche Prozessketten für hochintegrierte Bauteile aus hybriden Faser-Kunststoff / Metall-Verbunden« beschäftigt sich das Fraunhofer IWU, die TU Chemnitz und das IFUM mit der Entwicklung großserienfähiger Prozessketten zur effizienten Verarbeitung von Faser-Kunststoff / Metall (FK/M)-Verbunden zu konturierten Werkstücken, insbesondere unter Berücksichtigung der Anforderungen aus der Automobilindustrie. Dazu werden zwei grundlegende serienfähige Prozessketten für die Fertigung profilierter Bauteile entwickelt: Bei der Prozesskette 1 werden ebene FKM-Verbunde, bestehend aus optimiertem thermoplastischen Faser-Kunststoff und dünnwandigen Metalldecklagen, thermisch unterstützt zu profilierten Strukturbauteilen umgeformt. Die Prozesskette 2 behandelt eine neue Prozessvariante, bei der während der gemeinsamen Umformung von thermoplastischen Faser-Kunst¬stoff-Verbunden und metallischen Blechen die Verbindung der Einzelwerkstoffe zu hybriden Strukturen prozessintegriert erfolgt. Bei der Technologieentwicklung wird die gesamte Prozesskette von der Temperierung der Materialien über das Handling der Einzelkomponenten bis hin zur Umformung und Abkühlung der Teile unter Druckbeanspruchung betrachtet. Für diese Prozesskette wird ein Werkzeug ausgelegt und unter seriennahen Bedingungen umgesetzt. Die Machbarkeit beider Prozessvarianten wird an einem Technologiedemonstrator nachgewiesen und hinsichtlich der Prozessfähigkeit und der Verfahrensgrenzen miteinander verglichen. Als branchenspezifischer Technologiedemonstrator wurde gemeinsam mit den projektbegleitenden Firmen der Dachquerträger einer PKW-Karosserie ausgewählt. An der fertiggestellten Komponente werden die mechanischen Bauteileigenschaften bei statischer Belastung geprüft. Ziel ist die Bewertung des Einsatzpotentials der untersuchten FK/M-Verbunde in Karosseriestrukturen von PKWs unter Leichtbaugesichtspunkten. Auf Basis des erarbeiteten Prozess-Know-hows können die Prozesszeiten und -kosten belastbar kalkuliert werden. Damit steht der Industrie zum Abschluss des Verbundprojekts ein umfassendes Instrument zur prozessorientierten Bauteilauslegung, Technologieplanung und Kalkulation anwendungsbereit für die Serienfertigung zur Verfügung. KW - Metall-Kunststoff-Verbund KW - Faserverstärkung KW - Leichtbau KW - Hybrid Y1 - 2015 UR - http://publica.fraunhofer.de/dokumente/N-332695.html SN - 978-3-86776-452-0 SP - 151 EP - 171 PB - Europäische Forschungsgesellschaft für Blechverarbeitung e.V. CY - Hannover ER - TY - GEN A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Hackert, Alexander A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Behavior of Cathodic Dip Paint Coated Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Metal Hybrids T2 - International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology Y1 - 2015 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-175536 SN - 2277-9655 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 146 EP - 150 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Simon, Sylvio A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - High-performance lightweight structures with Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics and Structured Metal Thin Sheets T2 - Journal of Materials Science Research Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5539/jmsr.v4n1p28 SN - 1927-0585 SN - 1927-0593 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 28 EP - 35 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Scholz, Peter T1 - Customized Metal/Composite Hybrids for Automotive Applications T2 - AutoMetForm - SFU 2014, new materials for vehicle components, november 3rd to 5th 2014, Freiberg, Saxony, conference proceedings Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-86012-490-1 SP - 29 EP - 36 PB - Institut für Metallformung CY - Freiberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Dimensioning of Punctiform Metal-Composite Joints: A Section-Force Related Failure Criterion T2 - Open Journal of Composite Materials N2 - Reliable line production processes and simulation tools play a central role for the structural integration of thermoplastic composites in advanced lightweight constructions. Provided that material-adapted joining technologies are available, they can be applied in heavy-duty multi-material designs (MMD). A load-adapted approach was implemented into the new fully automatic and faulttolerant thermo mechanical flow drill joining (FDJ) concept. With this method it is possible to manufacture reproducible high strength FRP/metal-joints within short cycle times and without use of extra joining elements for the first time. The analysis of FDJ joints requires a simplified model of the joint to enable efficient numerical simulations. The present work introduces a strategy in modeling a finite-element based analogous-approach for FDJ-joints with glass fiber reinforced polypropylene and high-strength steel. Combined with a newly developed section-force related failure criterion, it is possible to predict the fundamental failure behavior in multi-axial stress states. The functionality of the holistic approach is illustrated by a demonstrator that represents a part of a car body-in-white structure. The comparison of simulated and experimentally determined failure loads proves the applicability for several combined load cases. KW - Composites KW - Multi-Material-Design KW - Hybrid KW - Joining KW - Failure Criterion KW - FDJ Joint Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4236/ojcm.2014.43018 SN - 2164-5655 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 157 EP - 172 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Scholz, Peter T1 - Heavy-Duty Hybrid Laminates for Automotive Mass Production T2 - Materials Science Engineering Congress 2014 (MSE 2014), Darmstadt, 2014 Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0011-n-3364468 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Hochfeste Mischbauweisen mit thermoplastischen Faserverbunden und Metallen T2 - Joining Plastics - Fügen von Kunststoffen Y1 - 2014 SN - 1864-3450 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 106 EP - 111 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Siegel, Carolin A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Wagenführ, André ED - Lehmann, Kathrin ED - Simon, Sylvio ED - Stein, Erhard T1 - Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe für hochbelastbare Mischbauweisen T2 - 1. Ingenieurtag 2014, Veranstaltung der Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg auf dem Campus Senftenberg am 19.11.2014 Y1 - 2014 SN - 3-9810211-7-7 SP - 39 PB - Brandenburgische Techn. Univ. Cottbus CY - Senftenberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - New Joining Technology for Optimized Metal/Composite Assemblies T2 - Journal of Engineering N2 - The development of a new joining technology, which is used to manufacture high strength hybrid constructions with thermoplastic composites (FRP) and metals, is introduced. Similar to natural regulation effects at trees, fibers around the FRP joint become aligned along the lines of force and will not be destroyed by the joining process. This is achieved by the local utilization of the specific plastic flow properties of the FRT and metal component. Compared with usual joining methods—such as flow drill screws, blind and self-piercing rivets—noticeably higher tensile properties can be realized through the novel process management. The load-bearing capability increasing effect could be proved on hybrid joints with hot-dip galvanized steel HX420LAD and orthotropic glass—as well as carbon—fiber reinforced plastics. The results, which were determined in tensile-shear and cross-shear tests according to DIN EN ISO 14273 and DIN EN ISO 14272, are compared with holding loads of established joining techniques with similar joining point diameter and material combinations. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/doi:10.1155/2014/958501 SN - 2314-4912 SP - 958501 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Prozess- und festigkeitsoptimiertes Multi-Material-Design mit thermoplastischen Faserverbunden und Metallen T2 - Konstruktion Zeitschrift für Produktentwicklung und Ingenieur-Werkstoffe Y1 - 2014 SN - 0720-5953 IS - 11-12 SP - 75 EP - 79 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Schulze, Marcus A1 - Schumann, T. ED - Wagenführ, André T1 - Gewichtsreduzierte Multi-Material-Bauweisen mit Organoblechen Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-86780-476-9 N1 - Tagungsband des 17. Holztechnologischen Kolloquiums Dresden, 28.-29. April 2016 PB - Institut für Holz- und Papiertechnik CY - Dresden ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - CFRP coupling for towing and shunting trains T2 - Plastics : the global application medium Y1 - 2013 SN - 2195-4577 N1 - Article code: KGB VL - 1 IS - 3-4 SP - S. 7 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Nendel, Wolfgang A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars T1 - Energie- und ressourceneffiziente Leichtbaufügezange zur Herstellung von Mehrkomponentenbauteilen in Mischbauweise T2 - Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM), Fachworkshop Elektromobilität, Berlin, 2012 KW - energieeffizient KW - Leichtbau KW - Mischbauweise Y1 - 2012 UR - http://www.zim-bmwi.de/veranstaltungen/dateien/vortraege/3_1_Seidlitz_TU%20Chemnitz.pdf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kolshorn, Kay-Uwe A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Müller, S. A1 - Czech, Adam A1 - Hoyer, K.-H. A1 - Grothaus, R. T1 - Erste CFK-Kupplung für Schienenfahrzeuge T2 - Fachzeitschrift Lightweight Design Y1 - 2012 SN - 1865-4819 SN - 2192-8738 IS - 5 SP - 38 EP - 43 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kreuziger, Reymond T1 - Anwendungen von Faserverbundwerkstoffen im Hochleistungsbereich T2 - 11. Chemnitzer Textiltechnik-Tagung, Chemnitz, 24. und 25. Oktober 2007 Y1 - 2007 SP - 21 EP - 28 PB - Institut für Allgemeinen Maschinenbau und Kunststofftechnik [u.a.] CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Czech, Adam A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Thermomechanisches Ausformfügen für thermoplastische FVK T2 - Lightweight Design Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1365/s35725-011-0027-6 SN - 2192-8738 SN - 1865-4819 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 16 EP - 23 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Czech, Adam A1 - Naumann, M. A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Nendel, Wolfgang A1 - Kroll, S. ED - Gehde, Michael ED - Wagenknecht, Udo ED - Bloß, Peter T1 - Anforderungen an industrielle Bildverarbeitungssysteme bei Online Überwachung kontinuierlicher Herstellverfahren für Faserverbundstrukturen T2 - Technomer 2013, 23. Fachtagung über Verarbeitung und Anwendung von Polymeren, 14. bis 15. November 2013 Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-3-939382-11-9 SP - S. 156 PB - Inst. für Fördertechnik und Kunststoffe [u.a.] CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Der Trick: CFK statt Stahl T2 - Technische Rundschau. Das Schweizer Industriemagazin Y1 - 2013 UR - http://www.technische-rundschau.ch/site/assets/files/12587/062-063_tr0413.pdf SN - 1023-0823 VL - 105 IS - 4 SP - 62 EP - 63 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kroll, Lothar ED - Gehde, Michael ED - Wagenknecht, Udo ED - Bloß, Peter T1 - Dimensionierung thermomechanisch ausgeformter Verbindungen T2 - Technomer 2013, 23. Fachtagung über Verarbeitung und Anwendung von Polymeren, 14. bis 15. November 2013 Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-3-939382-11-9 SP - S. 168 PB - Inst. für Fördertechnik und Kunststoffe [u.a.] CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Czech, Adam A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Thermomechanisches Ausformfügen für thermoplastische FVK T2 - Jahrbuch lighweightdesign - JOT - adhäsion: Top-Innovationen aus dem Leichtbau, der Oberflächen- und Klebtechnik Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-3-658-00985-4 SN - 3-658-00985-3 SP - 3 EP - 11 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars T1 - Heavy-Duty Lightweight Structures: Force Flux-Maintaining Spot Connections T2 - Kunststoffe International KW - Lightweight Structures Y1 - 2011 SN - 1862-4243 VL - 2011 IS - 3 SP - 25 EP - 28 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars ED - Wielage, Bernhard T1 - Herstellung hochbelasteter Leichtbaustrukturen in Mischbauweise T2 - Tagungsband zum 18. Symposium Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffverbunde, Chemnitz, 30.03. bis 01.04.2011 Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-00-033801-4 SP - 360 EP - 365 PB - IWW CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars T1 - Kraftflussgerechte Punktverbindungen - Hochbelastete Leichtbaustrukturen T2 - Zeitschrift Kunststoffe KW - Verbindungstechnik KW - Niettechnik KW - Verbundwerkstoffe KW - Werkstoffverbunde Y1 - 2011 SN - 0023-5563 VL - 101 IS - 3 SP - 50 EP - 53 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Czech, Adam A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Müller, Sascha ED - Wielage, Bernhard T1 - Mechanisches Verhalten von CFK-Scheiben mit variabelaxialem Faserverlauf auf Basis der Tailored-Fibre-Placement-Technologie unter Bolzenbelastung T2 - Tagungsband zum 18. Symposium Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffverbunde, Chemnitz, 30.03. bis 01.04.2011 Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-00-033801-4 SP - 585 EP - 590 PB - IWW CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Discrete optimization of laminate stacking sequence according to failure criteria T2 - Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence Methods, AI-METH 2009 Y1 - 2009 SN - 83-60759-15-4 SP - 57 EP - 58 PB - Silesian University of Technology CY - Gliwice ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars ED - Gehde, Michael ED - Wagenknecht, Udo ED - Bloß, Peter T1 - Faserverbundgerechte Krafteinleitungssysteme für Hochleistungskomponenten in Mischbauweise T2 - Technomer 2009, 21. Fachtagung über Verarbeitung und Anwendung von Polymeren, Chemnitz, 2009, Plenum, Vorträge, Posterbeiträge, Kurzfassungen Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-939382-09-6 SP - S. 55 PB - Institut für Allgemeinen Maschinenbau und Kunststofftechnik, Techn. Univ. [u.a.] CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Schumann, Tilo ED - Meynerts, Peter T1 - Krafteinleitungssysteme bei hybriden Hochleistungskomponenten T2 - Innovation mit textilen Strukturen, 12. Chemnitzer Textiltechnik-Tagung, 30. September und 1. Oktober 2009 Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-9812554-3-0 SP - 220 EP - 230 PB - Institut für Allgemeinen Maschinenbau und Kunststofftechnik [u.a.] CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars T1 - Kraftflussgerechte Verbindungstechniken für Hochleistungskomponenten in Mischbauweise T2 - Leichtbau-Kongress, Salzburg, 23. - 25. Juni 2009, EuroLITE, Internationale Fachmesse für Leichtbaukonstruktion Y1 - 2009 PB - Hochschule CY - Landshut ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars T1 - Load adjusted joining technology for Composite-Metal Hybrids T2 - Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence Methods, AI-METH 2009 Y1 - 2009 SN - 83-60759-15-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/958501 SP - 51 EP - 52 PB - Silesian University of Technology CY - Gliwice ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schleuß, Leander A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Schulze, Marcus A1 - Michailov, Vesselin A1 - Schuhmann, Tilo T1 - Gewichtsreduzierte Multi-Material-Bauweisen mit Organoblechen T2 - Tagungsband, 15. Chemnitzer Textiltechnik-Tagung, Chemnitz, Germany, 31.05-01.06.2016 Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-945479-06-3 SP - 112 EP - 119 PB - Technische Universität Chemnitz, Professur Fördertechnik CY - Chemnitz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Böttger, Philipp A1 - Meyer, Marcel A1 - Martin, Jörg A1 - Otto, Thomas Walter A1 - Geßner, Thomas A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kroll, Lothar ED - Geßner, Thomas T1 - Integrateable light sources based on semiconductor nanocrystal T2 - Smart Systems Integration 2014, Aachen, 2014 Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-86359-201-1 SP - 451 EP - 454 PB - Apprimus Verlag CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Haase, Florian Vincent A1 - Reinhold, Maximilian A1 - Woll, Ralf A1 - Wolf, Matthias A1 - Seidlitz, Holger ED - Walls, Lesley ED - Revie, Matthew ED - Bedford, Tim T1 - Reliability capability assessment of cooperative networks using the example of developing demonstrators of structured materials T2 - Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice, Proceedings of the ESREL 2016, Glasgow (United Kingdom) Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-1-138-02997-2 SP - 1323 EP - 1329 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Bambach, Markus A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin T1 - High load‐bearing multi‐material‐joints for metal sheets and composites by incremental in‐situ forming processes T2 - ESAFORM 2016, proceedings of the 19th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, conference date: 27-29 April 2016, Nantes, France Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-0-7354-1427-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4963464 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Maqbool, Fawad A1 - Elze, Lars A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Bambach, Markus T1 - Comparison of Manufacturing of Lightweight Corrugated Sheet Sandwiches by Hydroforming and Incremental Sheet Forming T2 - ESAFORM 2016, proceedings of the 19th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, conference date: 27-29 April 2016, Nantes, France Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-0-7354-1427-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4963456 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Tsombanis, Nikolas T1 - Leichtbautechnologien und Mischbauweisen mit Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden T2 - Innovationsforum des Regionalen Wachstumskerns Westlausitz, Cottbus, 2016 Y1 - 2016 UR - http://www2.fh-lausitz.de/fhl/iurs/downloads/Leichtbautechnologien_und_Mischbauweisen_mit_Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Schleuß, Leander A1 - Ossenbrink, Ralf A1 - Michailov, Vesselin T1 - Neuartige Fügetechnologie zum Herstellen von hochbelastbaren Multi-Material-Bauweisen aus textilverstärkten Kunststoffen und Metallen bei einseitiger Zugänglichkeit der Fügestelle T2 - DVS Congress 2016, Große Schweißtechnische Tagung, Vorträge der Veranstaltungen in Leipzig am 19. und 20. September 2016 Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-945023-74-7 SP - 424 EP - 428 PB - DVS-Verlag CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Winkelmann, Kai A1 - Michailov, Vesselin ED - Pająk, Anna T1 - Structural reinforced FRP sandwich constructions for lightweight floor panels T2 - Conference papers, APT '15, 11th International Conference Advances in Plastics Technology, Sosnowiec, 13 - 15 October 2015 Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-83-63555-47-4 CY - Gliwice ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Kroll, Lothar T1 - Bionic Inspired High Stressable Joints for Multi-material Constructions with FRP and Metals T2 - Materials Science Engineering (MSE 2014), Darmstadt, 2014 Y1 - 2014 UR - https://www-docs.b-tu.de/fg-leichtbau/public/publikationen/01_Abstract%20MSE%202014%20Gerstenberger%20et%20al.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schulze, Marcus A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - König, Franziska A1 - Weiß, Sabine ED - Dobrzański, Leszek A. T1 - Nanoindentation measurements of PVD coated multilayer constructions T2 - Programme and proceedings of the 22nd Winter International Scintific Conference on Achivements in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AMME'15), Gliwice - Zakopane (Poland), 2015 Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-83-63553-39-5 PB - Gliwice CY - International OCSCO World Press ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Simon, Sylvio A1 - Elze, Lars A1 - Schulze, Marcus T1 - Herstellung von strukturierten Leichtbaukomponenten Y1 - 2015 N1 - 15. Schwarzheider Kunststoffkolloquium, 22. September 2015 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Elze, Lars A1 - Schulze, Marcus T1 - Eigenschaften strukturierter Leichtbaukomponenten Y1 - 2015 N1 - DVS Congress und DVS Expo in Nürnberg am 16. und 17. September 2015 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hackert, Alexander A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Hybrid sandwich composites with porous aluminum core and thermoplastic fiber-reinforced composite top layers T2 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE23), Chengdu (China), 2015 Y1 - 2015 UR - https://www-docs.b-tu.de/fg-leichtbau/public/publikationen/HSC-short-paper_Hackert_2015-05-12.pdf SP - 247 EP - 248 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Hackert, Alexander A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Thermoplastic fiber reinforced/metal-hybrid laminates for structural lightweight applications T2 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE23), Chengdu (China), 2015 Y1 - 2015 UR - https://www-docs.b-tu.de/fg-leichtbau/public/publikationen/HL-short-paper_Osiecki_2015-05-12.pdf SP - 595 EP - 596 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Gerstenberger, Colin A1 - Hackert, Alexander A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Kroll, Lothar A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Load adjusted fiber reinforced polymer/metal joints in cathodic dip paint conditions T2 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE23), Chengdu (China), 2015 Y1 - 2015 UR - https://www-docs.b-tu.de/fg-leichtbau/public/publikationen/FDJ-short-paper_Gerstenberger_2015-05-12.pdf SP - 227 EP - 228 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Kloshek, Alexander A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello T1 - Advanced welding technology for highly stressable multi material designs with fiber-reinforced plastics and metals T2 - Open Journal of Composite Materials N2 - Organic sheets made out of fiber-reinforced thermoplastics are able to make a crucial contribution to increase the lightweight potential of a design. They show high specific strength- and stiffness properties, good damping characteristics and recycling capabilities, while being able to show a higher energy absorption capacity than comparable metal constructions. Nowadays, multi-material designs are an established way in the automotive industry to combine the benefits of metal and fiber-reinforced plastics. Currently used technologies for the joining of organic sheets and metals in large-scale production are mechanical joining technologies and adhesive technologies. Both techniques require large overlapping areas that are not required in the design of the part. Additionally, mechanical joining is usually combined with “fiber-destroying” pre-drilling and punching processes. This will disturb the force flux at the joining location by causing unwanted fiber- and inter-fiber failure and inducing critical notch stresses. Therefore, the multi-material design with fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and metals needs optimized joining techniques that don’t interrupt the force flux, so that higher loads can be induced and the full benefit of the FRP material can be used. This article focuses on the characterization of a new joining technology, based on the Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) welding process that allows joining of organic sheets and metals in a load path optimized way, with short cycle times. This is achieved by redirecting the fibers around the joining area by the insertion of a thin metal pin. The path of the fibers will be similar to paths of fibers inside structures found in nature, e.g. a knothole inside of a tree. As a result of the bionic fiber design of the joint, high joining strengths can be achieved. The increase of the joint strength compared to blind riveting was performed and proven with stainless steel and orthotropic reinforced composites in shear-tests based on the DIN EN ISO 14273. Every specimen joined with the new CMT Pin joining technology showed a higher strength than specimens joined with one blind rivet. Specimens joined with two or three pin rows show a higher strength than specimens joined with two blind rivets. KW - Multi-Material Design KW - Fiber Reinforced Plastics KW - Lightweight Automotive Structures Y1 - 2017 UR - https://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=77822 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4236/ojcm.2017.73010 SN - 2164-5655 SN - 2164 -5612 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 166 EP - 177 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Santhanakrishnan Balakrishnan, Venkateswaran A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Schuhmann, Tilo T1 - Study on the Quality of Quasi-Isotropic Composite Laminates Containing a Circular Hole T2 - Journal of Materials Science Research N2 - Composite structures used in modern engineering applications are often subjected to circular holes in order to join with metal components via riveting, bolting or pinning joints. These design based holes will interrupt the force flux in the direction of the fibers and create high stress concentrations near the notched area. Objective of the project is to understand the quality of the quasi-isotropic composite laminates ([45°, -45°, 0°, 90°]S) containing circular hole. To achieve this objective, a 3-phase portal milling machine and a 5kW continuous wave (cw) CO2 laser system were used to produce the circular holes in the composite laminates. The processing parameters for both the processes are varied to understand its influence. The quality of the circular hole produced by these methods are further investigated and compared in order to arrive at the optimum processing parameters for the given quasi-isotropic composite laminates. The hole qualities were evaluated by means of delamination factor caused by milling; cone angle, matrix evaporation for cw-CO2 laser system. For further comparisons, the optimal parameter combinations of both methods were selected for a tensile test according to the standard ASTM D5766-2002. KW - circular hole KW - composite KW - CO2 laser KW - drilling KW - fiber reinforced polymer KW - FRP KW - notch Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5539/jmsr.v6n4p67 SN - 1927-0593 SN - 1927-0585 VL - 6 IS - 4 SP - 67 EP - 78 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Santhanakrishnan Balakrishnan, Venkateswaran A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Potential repair techniques for automotive composites: A review T2 - Composites Part B: Engineering N2 - Composite materials have gained popularity in automotive industries due to its lightweight potential, good damping behaviour as well as high strength and stiffness properties. Based on the increase in usage of composites, there is a growing interest for a repair technique in the automotive industry. Along with these raise in demand there comes a need for an all-inclusive review article and the objective of this article is to address this need. Two repair techniques, namely scarfing repair and injection repair, have the potential to be used in automotive industry. This paper compiles the various research work done in this field of repairing along with various processing steps associated with it. Further this paper reviews the non-destructive technique that can be used for damage identification and repair assessment. KW - Automotive repair KW - scarf repair KW - injection repair KW - polymer-matrix composites Y1 - 2018 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359836817342063 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.03.016 SN - 1359-8368 IS - 145 SP - 28 EP - 38 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Tsombanis, Nikolas T1 - Advanced joining technology for the production of highly stressable lightweight structures, with fiber-reinforced plastics and metal T2 - 3rd International MERGE Technologies Conference (IMTC), Chemnitz, 2017 N2 - Organic sheets made of fiber-reinforced thermoplastics can make a crucial contribution to increase the lightweight potential of a technical design. They show high specific strength- and stiffness properties as well as good damping characteristics, while being able to show a higher energy absorption capacity than comparable metal constructions. In addition, organic sheets provide good recycling capabilities. Nowadays, multi-material designs are an established way in the automotive industry to combine the benefits of metal and fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP). Currently used technologies for the joining of organic sheets and metals in large-scale production are mechanical joining and adhesive technologies. Both require large overlapping areas to achieve the desired joint strength and stiffness of the technical design. Additionally, mechanical joining is usually combined with “fiber-destroying” pre-drilling and punching processes. This will disturb the force flux at the joint zone by causing unwanted fiber- and inter-fiber failure and inducing critical notch stresses. Therefore, the multi-material design with fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and metals needs optimized joining techniques that don’t interrupt the force flux, so that higher loads can be induced and the full benefit of the FRP material can be used. This article focuses on the characterization of a new joining technology, based on the Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) welding process, that allows to join organic sheets and metals in a load path optimized design. This is achieved by realigning the fibers around the joint zone by the integration of a thin metal pin. The alignment of the fibers will be similar to load paths of fibers inside structures found in nature. A tree with a knothole is always going to align its fibers in principle stress direction. As a result of the bionic fiber design, high joining strengths can be achieved. The increase of the joint strength compared to blind riveting was performed and proven with stainless steel and orthotropic reinforced composites in tensile shear-tests, based on the DIN EN ISO 14273. KW - Automotive KW - CMT-Welding KW - Composite KW - Joining KW - Metal Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.21935/tls.v1i2.76 VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 54 EP - 67 ER - TY - PAT A1 - Schleuß, Leander A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Michailov, Vesselin T1 - Neue Fügetechnologie für Mischverbindungen Y1 - 2017 UR - https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?action=pdf&docid=DE102015118058A1 N1 - Offenlegungsschrift ER - TY - GEN A1 - Santhanakrishnan Balakrishnan, Venkateswaran A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Wartig, Kevin A1 - Tsombanis, Nikolas T1 - Influence of processing parameters on the impact behaviour of glass/polyamide-6 composite T2 - Composites Part B: Engineering N2 - This study aims to investigate the low-velocity impact response and post-impact flexural behaviour of glass/polyamide-6 (G/PA-6) composite. G/PA-6 composites with a layup configuration of [02,902]s were prepared via press-forming technique. Composite samples were developed using four different processing conditions, by modifying compression pressure and heating temperature. Local variations of fiber volume and porosity fraction were noticed for samples developed in each processing conditions. On the investigated samples, damages were induced by using 35 joule of drop weight impact to investigate the impact resistance of samples with respect to different processing conditions. The damage behaviour and residual flexural strength was characterized using a micro-CT and three-point bending tests respectively. Furthermore, the influence of porosity fraction on the residual flexural strength were investigated. This paper will provide necessary fundamental knowledge for future selection of processing parameters in order to have enhanced impact performance. KW - A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) KW - A. Thermoplastic resin KW - B. Impact behaviour KW - B. Porosity KW - B. Fracture KW - Press forming technology Y1 - 2019 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359836818318535 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.064 SN - 1359-8368 VL - 159 SP - 292 EP - 299 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Santhanakrishnan Balakrishnan, Venkateswaran A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Weiß, Sabine T1 - Layup Configuration Effect on Notch Residual Strength in Composite Laminates T2 - Materials N2 - The current trend shows an increasing demand for composites due to their high stiffness to weight ratio and the recent progress in manufacturing and cost reduction of composites. To combine high strength and stiffness in a cost-effective way, composites are often joined with steel or aluminum. However, joining of thermoset composite materials is challenging because circular holes are often used to join them with their metal counterparts. These design based circular holes induce high stress concentration around the hole. The purpose of this paper is to focus on layup configuration and its impact on notch stress distribution. To ensure high quality and uniformity, the holes were machined by a 5 kW continuous wave (cw) CO2 laser. The stress distribution was evaluated and compared by using finite element analysis and Lekhnitskii’s equations. For further understanding, the notch strength of the laminates was compared and strain distributions were analyzed using the digital image correlation technique. KW - composite KW - notch stress KW - digital image correlation KW - ekhnitskii’s equation Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11020308 SN - 1996-1944 VL - 11 IS - 2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Fritzsche, Sebastian A1 - Kloshek, Alexander A1 - Dietz, Eric A1 - Michailov, Vesselin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ossenbrink, Ralf T1 - SLM gefertigte Verbindungsknoten für Leichtbaurahmenelemente T2 - DVS Congress 2018 : Große Schweißtechnische Tagung, DVS-Studentenkongress, Vorträge der Veranstaltungen in Friedrichshafen am 17. und 18. September 2018 N2 - SLM gefertigte Verbindungsknoten für Leichtbaurahmenelemente KW - Selective Laser Melting KW - SLM KW - Leichtbau KW - 1.4404 KW - Topologieoptimierung KW - Schubfeld Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-96144-036-8 IS - 264 EP - 258 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Yellur, Manoja Rao A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Wartig, Kevin A1 - Tsombanis, Nikolas T1 - A low velocity impact study on press formed thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich panels T2 - Composite Structures N2 - At present plywood structures are used in the loading area of utility structures. Low velocity impact studies on these structures showed cracks on its lower surface. Hence, in the current study low-velocity impact of a lighter honeycomb sandwich structure is investigated to satisfy the needs of the utility vehicle segment. To meet this objective, facing sheets are manufactured using the polypropylene matrix and glass fibers. Polypropylene honeycombs are used in the study. Depending on the experimental boundary conditions, a cross-ply laminate set up is used for the facing sheets. An impact energy of 100 J is chosen in the study. This energy caused visible failure on the plywood sample. Hence a lighter sandwich construction which can resist 100 J impact is implemented in this study. Influence of top and bottom facing sheet thicknesses on the amount of damage inflicted on its surfaces are studied. Experimental histories of absorbed energy and contact force are recorded. A finite element analysis is performed using LS-DYNA and numerical results are compared with the experimental responses. A honeycomb sandwich panel [0/90/90/0/Core/0/90/90/0] meeting the objective of the study is seen as an optimum replacement for the existing plywood structures. KW - Low-velocity impact KW - Sandwich panel KW - Honeycomb core KW - Finite element analysis (FEA) Y1 - 2019 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822318334743 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111061 SN - 0263-8223 VL - 225 SP - 111061 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Santhanakrishnan Balakrishnan, Venkateswaran A1 - Obrosov, Aleksei A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Weiß, Sabine T1 - Influence of metal surface preparation on the flexural strength and impact damage behaviour of thermoplastic FRP reinforced metal laminate made by press forming T2 - Composites Part B: Engineering N2 - In this paper the relationship between surface energy and flexural strength of metal laminate made by reinforcing glass fibre reinforced polymer on steel surfaces was investigated. Sand blasting was performed on 22MnB5 steel surface. This steel was stacked together with layers of unidirectional glass/polyamide-6 prepreg, followed by pressing in a hot press. Influenced parameters are pressure, temperature and time. 3D profilometer analysis was used to investigate the roughness profile on the surface of the steel generated by the sand blasting. The surface energy of the steel surface was calculated from a set of contact angles measured by three different liquids. To identify the optimal surface treatment, the variation of surface energy, flexural strength and roughness of the steel surface was determined as function of the surface treatment. Surface roughness (Ra of 1.08 μm), results indicate that increasing surface roughness leads to improvement in flexural modulus. The increase further leads to decrease in flexural modulus. In addition, the influence of surface energy and flexural strength on the impact damage behaviour was investigated too. The results showed that the sample with highest flexural modulus had the lowest impact-induced damage area. KW - Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) KW - FRP reinforced metal composite KW - Sand blasting surface treatment KW - Surface energy KW - Contact angle Y1 - 2019 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135983681930318X U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.05.094 SN - 1359-8368 VL - 173 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Santhanakrishnan Balakrishnan, Venkateswaran A1 - Hart-Rawung, Thawin A1 - Buhl, Johannes A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Bambach, Markus T1 - Impact and damage behaviour of FRP-metal hybrid laminates made by the reinforcement of glass fibers on 22MnB5 metal surface T2 - Composites Science and Technology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107949 SN - 1879-1050 SN - 0266-3538 VL - Vol. 187 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rösch, Janina J. A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Pfeifer, Robin A1 - Burlefinger, Hubert A1 - Maurer, Thomas T1 - Preform joints in embroidered fabrics – influence on the mechanical properties T2 - Advanced Composite Materials N2 - Preforms with large complex geometry, for example, body parts for the automotive industry, are consisted into multiple elements – so-called sub-preforms. Hereby the sub-preforms can be adjusted to different local load cases but joining of these sub-preforms also raises challenges. The preform joints are decisive to the mechanical properties of the final component. The state-of-the-art joint, a single lap, results in a variation of wall thickness with local redirection of fibre orientation. In this paper, the influence of alternative joints of embroidered fabrics is analysed regarding the resulting mechanical properties of the part. The built test specimen contains different preform joints with different process-relevant parameters. Such as gaps between the sub-preforms, to analyse the influence on the mechanical performance. To reveal the various defects like voids, air pockets and to validate the fibre orientation, computer tomography (CT) investigation was performed on the built plates. In addition, the influence in mechanical properties was also analysed. The overlapping is analysed with tensile strength test according to DIN EN ISO 527-4. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09243046.2020.1744345 SP - 1 EP - 16 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Shapovalov, Oleg A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ost, Lucas A1 - Doynov, Nikolay A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Michailov, Vesselin T1 - Substitution von metallischen Schubfeldern im Fahrzeugbau durch fügetechnische Integration von FKV-Schalen T2 - DVS Congress 2022, Große Schweißtechnische Tagung, DVS Campus ; Kurzfassungen der Vorträge der Veranstaltung in Koblenz vom 19. bis 21. September 2022 ; (Langfassungen der Beiträge auf USB-Karte) N2 - Durch den strukturellen Einsatz von Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden (FKV) lassen sich hochwertige gewichtsoptimierte Karosserien in Mischbauweise umsetzen. Die untersuchte CMT-Pin-Schweißtechnik zur Verbindung von thermoplastischen Organoblechen mit Stählen bietet, im Vergleich zu anderen Verfahren, neben einer einseitigen Zugänglichkeit, ein hohes Leichtbaupotenzial. Das Vorhaben wurde auf eine werkstoff-, prozess- und konstruktionsgerechte Umsetzung des Verfahrens ausgerichtet. Auf Basis experimenteller und numerischer Untersuchungen wurde eine Methode zum Vorwärmen von Organoblechen mittels Infrarotstrahlung entwickelt. Die Eignung der CMT-Pin-Technologie wurde sowohl für das Fügen von karbon- als auch glasfaserverstärktem PA6 betrachtet. Als Bewertungskriterien wurden das Schweißgut sowie der Faser- und Matrixerhalt in Abhängigkeit der Schweißparameter untersucht. Das entwickelte Verfahren wurde mit herkömmlichen Fügemethoden bzgl. der in Kopf- und Scherzugversuchen ermittelten Festigkeiten verglichen. Zur Bestimmung der Beständigkeit der Verbindungen gegen unterschiedliche Witterungsbedingungen wurden Salzsprühnebel- und Wechselkorrosionstests durchgeführt. Mit dem Fügen von Hutprofilen wurde die Anwendung der entwickelte CMT-Pin-Technik am Tunnel sowie den Längs- und Querträgern der Bodenstruktur eines Kraftfahrzeugs demonstriert. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.dvs-ev.de/call4papers/abstract.cfm?vid=115&pid=7586 SN - 978-3-96144-189-1 SP - 385 EP - 393 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hannan, Azmin Nasrin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Müller, Marco A1 - Krenz, Jonas T1 - Investigations of technical challenges in compounding of recycled carbon fibers T2 - Zarzadzanie Przedsiebiorstwem. Enterprise Management N2 - Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) owing to its excellent properties have found its extensive application in various fields ranging from medical to automobile and aerospace industries. This has thereby led to ever-increasing demand of carbon fiber production and as well as resulting in tonnes of carbon fiber wastes in the landfills [5]. Due to the high positive impacts of using carbon fibers, the energy intensive and cost intensive production of virgin fibers and the growing landfills are often overlooked. Hence, the need for recycling and repurposing of carbon fiber wastes have gained the significance at present day. Although various recycling technologies have been developed yet, various challenges are faced with processing of recycled carbon fibers (rCF). Besides, the desired application specific properties are not compromised for high cost and high-energy requirement. Therefore, an overall development of processing rCF is sought from not only a sustainability point but also an economic point. Various efficient recycling technologies are currently operating. The challenges arises in commercializing the recycled fibers after the recycling process. The recycled fibers often require various post-processing of fibers and undergoes fiber degradation. This induces a skeptical mindset for the buyers to introduce the recycled fibers in the material ecosystem. This paper currently discusses the processing challenges of long rCF in a compounding plant. To form a closed loop, the recycled fibers are obtained from the novel thermocatalytic degassing process from the CFRP recycling pioneers in Germany, Global EnerTec AG, Guben. This plant in Guben not only recycles carbon fibers from automotive CFRP wastes but also repurposes the epoxy matrices into secondary energy sources. This paper focuses in investigating the processing of rCF obtained from a 100% recycling technology. The aim is to investigate the possible technical challenges so that the rCF can be repurposed to new product manufacturing. Thereby, addressing the concerns with the development of closed loop circular economy in recycling CFRP wastes. KW - CFRP KW - rCF KW - recycling KW - circular economy KW - compounding KW - carbon fibers Y1 - 2023 UR - https://zp.ptzp.org.pl/ZPEM_26_2-2023.html U6 - https://doi.org/10.25961/ent.manag.26.01.03 SN - 1643-4773 VL - 26 IS - 2 SP - 7 EP - 12 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Ost, Lucas ED - Kumar, Sanjeev T1 - Material and Load Path Appropriate Joining Techniques for FRP/Metal Hybrid Structures T2 - Welding - Materials, Fabrication Processes, and Industry 5.0 N2 - Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) offer great lightweight construction potential. However, the anisotropic high-performance materials can only be fully utilized through the development of material-specific joining processes. A literature study shows that conventional methods such as screwing, riveting and bolting are unsuitable, since the load-bearing fibers are severed in the joining region. This leads to high-stress concentrations. To reduce these, a method is presented in which through holes are created in thermoplastic FRP by reorienting the fibers in this area around the point of disruption in accordance with the load path. For this purpose, the polymer matrix is softened locally by applying heat and penetrated with a needle or mandrel. Based on this, a technology for material-specific joining of FRP and metals has been developed in the form of thermomechanical flow drill joining. In this process, a mandrel forms a bush from the metal component and deflects the fibers of the locally softened organic sheet to suit the material. Cold metal transfer (CMT) pin welding is presented as another fully automatable joining process. In this method, the softened plastic component is penetrated with the welding wire, displacing the fibers in the joining area and realigning them to suit the load path. KW - fiber-reinforced plastics KW - thermomechanical flow drill joining KW - cold metal transfer pin welding KW - load path KW - fiber orientation Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.intechopen.com/books/1002588 SN - 978-1-83769-870-7 SN - 978-1-83769-872-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1002239 PB - IntechOpen CY - London ET - 1. Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hannan, Azmin Nasrin A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Hartung, David A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Müller, Marco T1 - Sustainability and Circular Economy in Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics T2 - Materials Circular Economy N2 - Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components are known for their exceptional resilience and ultra-lightweight nature, making them the preferred choice for applications requiring high mechanical loads with minimal weight. However, the intricate and anisotropic structure of CFRP components poses challenges, resulting in expensive repairs and testing. This complexity also leads to increased waste generation. Yet, innovative recycling processes offer a solution by reintegrating carbon components into a closed material cycle, promoting sustainability and circular economy principles. This work focuses on recycled CFs (rCFs) obtained through a continuous recycling method for CFRP primary recyclate from composite pressure vessel. Furthermore, re-purposing of the separated matrix material for secondary energy sources makes the process, a 100% recycling route. This closed-loop approach addresses conventional pyrolysis challenges and contributes to more efficient utilization of CFRP waste components. rCF and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) polymers were compounded through an extrusion process. Test specimens were then fabricated according to standard test norms to evaluate the resulting tensile and bending properties. The tensile and flexural modulus of the rCF-rPET obtained are 6.80 and 4.99 GPa, respectively. The need for enhancing the quality of rCF is apparent. Suggestive and potential implications and the marketability of rCF-rPET compounds are also discussed. KW - Sustainability KW - Circular Economy KW - Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s42824-024-00111-2 SN - 2524-8146 VL - 6 IS - 1 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Erekath, Swathi A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Schreiner, Monika A1 - Dreyer, Christian T1 - Food for future: Exploring cutting-edge technology and practices in vertical farm T2 - Sustainable Cities and Society N2 - With the growing urbanized population, vertical farming becomes indispensable in eradicating hunger and ensuring food security for the future. Food security has become a major challenge for the future owing to the scarcity of land, rising global population, urbanization, and polluted soil and water resources. In this scenario, vertical farming as an innovative food production technology caters increased productivity with limited resources and improved carbon footprint. The review begins with a brief introduction to the concept of vertical farming, its opportunities and implications on the economy, environment, and society as a whole, following with an in-depth qualitative analysis of the cutting-edge innovations/technologies are presented in detail. Contrary to the numerous research focusing on mere analysis of economic viability and statistical analysis, the aim is to introduce real cutting-edge technologies that address the challenges of vertical farms such as lack of technical skills or energy requirements. The recent advances of vertical farms includes construction of outer vertical structure and growing shelves using light weight and transparent polymer composites, engineered and tunable LEDs lightings, 3-D printed and recyclable growing substrates, AI-integrated IoTs for environment control, harvesting materials for renewable energy storage etc. Such material innovations with inclusion of AI and robotics transform automated vertical farming into ‘state of the art’ agricultural technology. Production shelf fabricated using UV cured GBOV-glass fiber composite with 60% transparency can overcome the material weight limitation, corrosion, light obstructions etc. associated with the conventional steel shelves. Replacing non-renewable fossil fuels using renewable energy harvested by carbon dots, fluorescent materials, and perovskite solar cells is recommended to minimize the high capital investments associated with energy as well as to reduce the environmental impact. Smart materials such as phase change materials and thermoresponsive windows control the amount of energy expended whereas smart substrate promotes resource management. Application of the newest technology AI in vertical farming facilitates precise control of environment, early pest detection, automation of farming processes, data-driven decision making and precision agriculture. In short, vertical farms utilizing modern innovations of science and technology caters enhanced productivity, improved quality, reduced cost, resource management and sustainability. Hence, automated and sustainable vertical farms promoting global food security and circularity have the potential to transform into burgeoning technology of future. KW - Transportation KW - Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment KW - Civil and Structural Engineering KW - Geography, Planning and Development Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105357 SN - 2210-6707 VL - 106 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Recupido, Federica A1 - Lama, Giuseppe Cesare A1 - Steffen, Sebastian A1 - Dreyer, Christian A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Russo, Vincenzo A1 - Lavorgna, Marino A1 - De Luca Bossa, Ferdinando A1 - Silvano, Selena A1 - Boggioni, Laura A1 - Verdolotti, Letizia T1 - Efficient recycling pathway of bio-based composite polyurethane foams via sustainable diamine T2 - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety N2 - Aminolysis is widely recognized as a valuable chemical route for depolymerizing polymeric materials containing ester, amide, or urethane functional groups, including polyurethane foams. Bio-based polyurethane foams, pristine and reinforced with 40 wt% of sustainable fillers, were depolymerized in the presence of bio-derived butane-1,4-diamine, BDA. A process comparison was made using fossil-derived ethane-1,2-diamine, EDA, by varying amine/polyurethane ratio (F/A, 1:1 and 1:0.6). The obtained depolymerized systems were analyzed by FTIR and NMR characterizations to understand the effect of both diamines on the degradation pathway. The use of bio-based BDA seemed to be more effective with respect to conventional EDA, owing to its stronger basicity (and thus higher nucleophilicity), corresponding to faster depolymerization rates. BDA-based depolymerized systems were then employed to prepare second-generation bio-based composite polyurethane foams by partial replacement of isocyanate components (20 wt%). The morphological, mechanical, and thermal conductivity properties of the second-generation polyurethane foams were evaluated. The best performances (σ10 %=71 ± 9 kPa, λ = 0.042 ± 0.015 W∙ m-1 ∙K-1) were attained by employing the lowest F/A ratio (1:0.6); this demonstrates their potential application in different sectors such as packaging or construction, fulfilling the paradigm of the circular economy. KW - Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis KW - Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health KW - Pollution KW - General Medicine Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115758 SN - 0147-6513 VL - 269 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Błędzki, Andrzej A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Köhler, Mathias A1 - Adamcio, Andrzej A1 - Sobczyk, Marcin A1 - Demski, Szymon A1 - Boczkowska, Anna T1 - Reusing and recycling of composite wind turbine blades. A review of current practices and prospects. Part 1. Academic research T2 - Przemysł chemiczny N2 - A review, with 34 refs., of new materials for manufacturing the turbine blades, processes for monitoring maintenance and structural health of the blades as well as chem., thermal and mech. blade recycling technologies. KW - General Chemical Engineering KW - General Chemistry KW - polymer composites KW - wind turbine blades KW - global recycling projects KW - practical recovery and reuse KW - recycled carbon fibers Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15199/62.2024.2.2 SN - 0033-2496 VL - 103 IS - 2 SP - 225 EP - 233 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Błędzki, Andrzej A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Köhler, Mathias A1 - Adamcio, Andrzej A1 - Sobczyk, Marcin A1 - Demski, Szymon A1 - Boczkowska, Anna T1 - Reusing and recycling of composite wind turbine blades. A review of current practices and prospects. Part 2. Industrial activities T2 - Przemysł chemiczny N2 - A review, with 33 refs., of projects currently implemented and planned by large consortia in the area of recovering variety of composite materials for their reuse KW - General Chemical Engineering KW - General Chemistry KW - polymer composites KW - wind turbine blades KW - global recycling projects KW - practical recovery and reuse KW - recycled carbon fibers Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15199/62.2024.2.3 SN - 0033-2496 VL - 103 IS - 2 SP - 234 EP - 240 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Błędzki, Andrzej A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Köhler, Mathias A1 - Adamcio, Andrzej A1 - Sobczyk, Marcin A1 - Demski, Szymon A1 - Boczkowska, Anna T1 - Reusing and recycling of composite wind turbine blades. A review of current practices and prospects. Part 3. Various proposals offered by small and middle companies T2 - Przemysł chemiczny N2 - A review, with 32 refs., of various new proposals for recycling and reusing of wind turbine blades by small companies (including the Polish Anmet company). New projects on shredding blades as well as on architecture objects, road construction, geotechn. blocks, floating platforms and observation towers were presented. Prodn. of composite chipboard panels and recovery of carbon fibers by waste pyrolysis were also included. KW - General Chemical Engineering KW - General Chemistry KW - polymer composites KW - wind turbine blades KW - global recycling projects KW - practical recovery and reuse KW - recycled carbon fibers Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15199/62.2024.2.4 SN - 0033-2496 VL - 103 IS - 2 SP - 241 EP - 250 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Miah, Kamal Uddin Mohammad A1 - Kloshek, Alexander A1 - Ossenbrink, Ralf A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Selective Laser Melting of Pure Copper (Cu-ETP) T2 - 4th Symposium on Materials and Additive Manufacturing, Additive 2024, 22. - 24. Mai 2024, Book of Abstracts N2 - The main objective of this study is to address the difficulties related to the production of highly dense parts utilizing pure Cu-ETP powder. In order to achieve this goal, the SLM machine was modified by replacing the regular infrared laser with a laser operating in the range of 530 to 534 nm. Following this modification, a detailed experiment was conducted to determine the most effective procedural parameters for producing solid components and gyroid structures of Cu-ETP. The study determined thtat in order to produce a part density of 99.6 ± 0.2%, the following parameters are required: a laser power of 130 ± 10 W, a scanning speed of 350 mm/s, and a layer thickness of 25 µm. The microscopic analysis on the SLM-manufactured components showed a consistent grain structure across the build parts. Furthermore, it was discovered that exceeding the predetermined laser power and scanning speed parameters led to lower density of the parts. Conversely, decreasing the laser power and scanning speed below these thresholds was determined to be economically disadvantageous. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://acmit.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Additive-2024_Book-of-abstracts.pdf SN - 978-3-88355-440-2 SP - 19 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM) e.V. CY - Bremen, Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kehm, Christian A1 - Wasilewski, Eric A1 - Miah, Kamal Uddin Mohammad A1 - Ossenbrink, Ralf A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Effects of extended shielding gas coverage on component contour accuracy in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing T2 - 4th Symposium on Materials and Additive Manufacturing, Additive 2024, 22. - 24. Mai 2024, Book of Abstracts N2 - Producing near-net-shape components with Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is a challenging task. Compared to laser-based additive manufacturing technologies, WAAM is characterized by a lower contour accuracy with higher surface roughness and more uneven surface profiles. Therefore, the WAAM requires a high degree of post-processing (machining) which reduces economic efficiency and increases material consumption. Therefore, topics such as process optimization with regard to the component contour are increasingly in the focus of research. This study presents the application of an extended shielding gas coverage in the WAAM process of steel to improve part contour accuracy. A specially adapted shielding gas coverage was manufactured with laser powder bed fusion and following used to study the influence on the resulting component contour and properties in comparison to standard shielding gas nozzles. The investigations include the analysis of temperature profiles, shape deviations, hardness and porosity in the component. In addition, process parameters such as gas flow rate and nozzle geometry were varied in order to evaluate their influence on the accuracy of the component contour. The extended shielding gas coverage reduces the average deviation from the target contour significantly by a degree of 49,44%. In addition, the maximum of the occurring deviation height could be decreased by 42,39%. The results show an improvement in the dimensional accuracy of the contour and the surface quality, resulting in higher reproducibility and less post-processing effort. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://acmit.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Additive-2024_Book-of-abstracts.pdf SN - 978-3-88355-440-2 SP - 29 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM) e.V. CY - Bremen, Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Nikitin, Alexander A1 - Turabov, Dashqin A1 - Ermilova, Evgeniia A1 - Evdokimov, Anton A1 - Ossenbrink, Ralf A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Using dynamic resistance to predict electrode surface degradation in resistance spot welding of 5182 aluminum alloy T2 - Welding in the World N2 - In this study, the correlation between dynamic resistance during the first 10 ms of welding time and the electrode surface condition in resistance spot welding of 5182 aluminum alloy has been investigated. The electrode surface rapidly degrades due to contamination and morphological changes, adversely affecting the weld spot surface. The accumulation of Cu-Al intermetallic phases on the electrode surface alters its roughness, leading to variations in dynamic resistance. By analyzing this correlation, optimal electrode milling intervals were identified to extend electrode life. This work focused on detecting crater formation on the electrode surface through dynamic resistance monitoring. The results indicate that resistance measurements provide a reliable approach for evaluating electrode wear, optimizing maintenance schedules, and reducing material removal during milling. KW - resistance spot welding KW - aluminum alloy KW - electrode wear KW - dynamic resistance KW - electrode surface Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-024-01872-9 VL - 69 SP - 449 EP - 458 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rüppel, Gernot Wilhelm A1 - Dorn, Oliver Niklas A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Optical tape detection using an IR camera to create a digital twin of rotationally symmetrical wet-wound FRP components T2 - Journal of Engineering 360 N2 - Wet-winding is used to manufacture rotationally symmetrical components such as pipes and pressure vessels, as well as non-rotationally symmetrical components like T-connectors. During this process, a resin-impregnated fiber (e.g., glass or carbon fiber) is wound around a core. The winding pattern influences the mechanical properties, including stiffness and strength of the component, and is optimized based on the expected loads. In practice, however, factors such as tape tension and resin content can cause deviations from the predefined winding pattern. This paper proposes a measuring system utilizing an IR-camera to record the winding pattern during production. The collected data is processed and converted into a digital twin for further analysis. KW - digital twin KW - wet winding KW - IR-Camera KW - optical fiber detection KW - optical tape detection Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0054.8851 SN - 3071-7507 VL - 1 (2024) IS - 1/24 SP - 46 EP - 57 PB - Index Copernicus ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sztorch, Bogna A1 - Romanczuk-Ruszuk, Eliza A1 - Głowacka, Julia A1 - Kustosz, Magdalena A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Jakubowska, Paulina A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Przekop, Robert E. T1 - Improving the processing and mechanical properties of 3D printable biocomposite based on polylactide, sediment rock, and natural beeswax T2 - Polymer Bulletin N2 - Polylactide is a material often used in additive techniques. Due to poor mechanical properties, there is a constant search for additives, fillers, and modifiers that could improve these properties. Natural fillers and additives are promising compounds because they can improve the properties of the composite and at the same time are environmentally friendly. This work concerns the first-time modification of PLA using the Opoka sedimentary rock, modified with natural beeswax and commercially available wax. The addition of sedimentary rock caused the natural color of the obtained fibers, and it was found that the Opoka addition has a positive effect on the processing and printing parameters, allowing for a significant reduction in the operating temperature and the extrusion and printing speed, as well as better interlayer adhesion and adhesion to the printer bed, which is particularly important in the case of 3D printing. The obtained materials were characterized by a higher degree of crystallinity, and better mechanical and surface parameters (significantly higher contact angles and hydrophobic properties). KW - PLA KW - Sediment rock KW - Opoka KW - FDM KW - Waxes KW - 3D Printing Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-024-05614-1 SN - 0170-0839 VL - 2024 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ost, Lucas A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Kuke, Felix T1 - Development of a spherical high‐pressure tank for hydrogen storage in mobile and stationary applications T2 - Energy Technology N2 - In the sub‐project Mukran of the BMBF‐funded flagship project TransHyDE, spherical and nearly spherical‐shaped (isotensoids with short cylindrical spacer) high‐pressure tanks are developed for hydrogen storage. This article presents the planned work of the Chair of Polymer‐based Lightweight Design at the BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg and the research division PYCO at the Fraunhofer IAP. The research topics include the fiber‐compatible design of the liners, the rule‐based optimization of the layer structure of the load‐bearing overwrap made of carbon fiber‐reinforced plastic, the development of a fiber placement strategy, and the integration of the tanks into a frame as a mobile storage solution. KW - CFRP pressure vessel KW - hydrogen KW - pressure vessel KW - spherical pressure vessel Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202300942 SN - 2194-4288 PB - Wiley ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Perrone, Luca Pakj A1 - Cozzani, Valerio A1 - Otremba, Frank A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Study the impact of spacer at thermal degradation process of MLI-based insulation in fire condition T2 - Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries N2 - To reduce CO2 emissions, energy carriers such as hydrogen are considered to be a solution. Consumption of hydrogen as a fuel meets several limitations such as its low volumetric energy density in gas phase. To tackle this problem, storage as well as transportation in liquified phase is recommended. To be able to handle this component in liquid phase, an efficient thermal insulation e.g., MLI insulation is required. Different studies have been addressed the vulnerability of such insulation against high thermal loads e.g., in an accident engaging fire. Some of research works have highlighted the importance of considering the MLI thermal degradation focusing on its reflective layer. However, limited number of studies addressed the thermal degradation of spacer material and its effect on the overall heat flux. In this study, through systematic experimental measurements, the effect of thermal loads on glass fleece, glass paper as well as polyester spacers are investigated. The results are reported in various temperature and heat flux profiles. Interpreting the temperature profiles revealed that, as the number of spacers in the medium increases, the peak temperature detectable by the temperature sensor on the measurement plate decreases. Each individual spacer contributes to mitigating the radiative energy received by the measurement plate. Stacks of 20–50 spacers (this is the number of layers in commercial MLI systems applied for liquid hydrogen applications) can potentially reduce the thermal radiation by 1–2 orders of magnitude. An empirical correlation to predict a heat flux attenuation factor is proposed, which is useful for further numerical and analytical studies in the temperature range from ambient to 300 °C. KW - Liquefied hydrogen KW - Liquefied natural gas KW - Cryogenic storage tank KW - Thermal insulation KW - Multi-Layer Insulation KW - Microspheres KW - Perlite Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2024.105461 SN - 0950-4230 VL - 92 SP - 240 EP - 248 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ost, Lucas A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Michailov, Vesselin A1 - Shapovalov, Oleg A1 - Doynov, Nikolay T1 - Erwärmung von Composites simulieren T2 - Kunststoffe N2 - Neuartige, werkstoffgerechte Fügeverfahren für Faserkunststoffverbunde setzen die Erwärmung der Materialien voraus. Um die damit verbundenen komplexen Temperaturfelder und -verläufe vorherzusagen, haben das Fraunhofer IAP und die BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg numerische Verfahren entwickelt. Mit diesen können auch verschiedene Strahlungsquellen und Prozessabläufe simuliert werden. KW - Faserkunststoffverbunde KW - Fügen KW - Simulation Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.kunststoffe.de/a/article-3363044 SN - 0023-5563 IS - 2 SP - 66 EP - 70 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Shapovalov, Oleg A1 - Ost, Lucas A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Doynov, Nikolay A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Michailov, Vesselin T1 - Entwicklung und Analyse einer Fügestrategie für FKV/Metall-Mischverbindungen auf Basis der CMT-Pinschweißtechnik T2 - Joining Plastics N2 - Dieser Beitrag stellt eine Entwicklung, Anpassung und Untersuchung der neuartigen Pinschweißtechnik zur Verbindung thermoplastischer Faserkunststoffverbunde mit metallischen Fügepartnern dar. Die untersuchte Fügetechnik bietet, im Vergleich zu anderen Verfahren, neben einer einseitigen Zugänglichkeit, ein hohes Leichtbaupotenzial. An Multimaterial-Einzelpinverbindungen wurden die CMT-Pinschweißbarkeit charakterisiert und unterschiedliche Fügestrategien erprobt und ausgewertet. Als Bewertungskriterien wurden das Schweißgut sowie der Faser- und Matrixerhalt in Abhängigkeit von den Schweißparametern untersucht. Die mechanische Beanspruchbarkeit der mit dem entwickelten Verfahren erstellten Verbindungen wurde in Scherzugversuchen ermittelt. An Mehrpinverbindungen wurde anschließend der Einfluss der Pinanordnung untersucht und die Auslegung der Fügezone analysiert. Der Fügeprozess wurde an Funktionsmustern und diese wiederum in 3-Punkt-Biegeversuchen validiert sowie mit dem Kleben verglichen. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.joining-plastics.info/artikel/entwicklung-und-analyse-einer-fuegestrategie-fuer-fkvmetall-mischverbindungen-auf-basis-der-cmt-pinschweisstechnik SN - 1864-3450 VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 28 EP - 35 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Michailov, Vesselin A1 - Ost, Lucas A1 - Kuke, Felix A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Shapovalov, Oleg A1 - Doynov, Nikolay T1 - Simulation of Composites’ Heating T2 - Kunststoffe international N2 - Modern material-compatible joining methods for fiber-reinforced plastics require the heating of the materials. In order to predict the respective complex temperature fields and curves, the Fraunhofer IAP and the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg have developed numerical methods, which are able to simulate different radiation sources and process sequences as well. KW - Composites KW - Simulation KW - Joining of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Composites Y1 - 2023 UR - https://epaper.kunststoffe.de/en/read/26/26/2023-05-26/1 SN - 1862-4243 VL - 113 IS - 4 SP - 60 EP - 64 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bledzki, Andrzej K. A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Goracy, Krzysztof A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Rösch, Janina J. T1 - Recycling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Polymers—Review—Part 1: Volume of Production, Recycling Technologies, Legislative Aspects T2 - Polymers KW - carbon fibers KW - polymer composites KW - recycling KW - recycled carbon fibers Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13020300 SN - 2073-4360 VL - 13 IS - 2 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bledzki, Andrzej K. A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Krenz, Jonas A1 - Goracy, Krzysztof A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Rösch, Janina J. T1 - Recycling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Polymers—Review—Part 2: Recovery and Application of Recycled Carbon Fibers T2 - Polymers KW - polymer composites KW - recycled carbon fibers KW - recycling KW - automotive industry KW - railways KW - aviation KW - wind turbine Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123003 SN - 2073-4360 VL - 12 IS - 12 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Camplese, Davide A1 - Scarponi, Giordano Emrys A1 - Cozzani, Valerio A1 - Otremba, Frank A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Non-Combustible MLI Based Insulation Behavior Under Fire Condition - Experimental and Numerical Investigation T2 - Process Safety and Environmental Protection N2 - The number of applications that demand zero-emission energy carriers, such as liquified hydrogen (LH2), is increasing worldwide. LH2 is typically transported or stored under cryogenic conditions. Storage in such conditions requires super thermal insulations which maintain very low boil-off for a prolonged time. Multi-Layer insulation (MLI) finds widespread use in cryogenic applications, designed to effectively restrict heat inleak towards cryogenic fluids. However, recent studies evidenced that exposure to high heat fluxes, such as in the event of a fire accident, can cause the thermal degradation of the insulation material, resulting in the severe collapse of its heat resistance performance. Therefore, the risk of rapid tank pressurization and its connection to the risk of BLEVE may be possible. This study proposes a numerical model to assess the performances of aluminum-based MLI materials under fire conditions. The model offers insights into the total heat transfer rate through the insulation, serving as an indicator of the deterioration's impact on overall heat transfer. The proposed numerical model is validated against experimental data obtained by a High-Temperature Thermal Vacuum Chamber test facility that reproduces fire exposure conditions. The experiments conducted in this study underscore the emergence of pressure build-up within the insulation system, which contributes to increased gas conduction. Furthermore, it demonstrates that the spacer material is not entirely damaged under simulated fire conditions. The numerical calculation also underscores the significance of the modifications in material surface emissivity due to the deterioration process. The innovative approach proposed in this study thus paves the way for the development of improved tools aiming at the stationary and mobile cryogenic tanks behavior (e.g., LNG, LOX, LN2, and LH2) in fire accident scenarios. The model developed may, in perspective, be integrated into both CFD and lumped models for the calculation of the time to failure of cryogenic equipment under external fires. Therefore, this study offers valuable insights to improve the safety of processes and equipment for the storage of cryogenic fluids, thereby supporting emergency response planning in case of fire accidents. KW - Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) KW - Cryogenic Vessels KW - Liquefied Hydrogen Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.11.037 SN - 0957-5820 VL - 193 SP - 403 EP - 420 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Perrone, Luca Pakj A1 - Cozzani, Valerio A1 - Otremba, Frank ED - Di Benedetto, Almerinda ED - Portarapillo, Maria T1 - Study the Impact of Spacer at Thermal Degradation Process of MLI-based Insulation in Fire Condition T2 - Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions N2 - To reduce carbon dioxide emissions, energy carries such as hydrogen consider to be a solution. Consumption of hydrogen as a fuel meets several restrictions such as its low volumetric energy density in gas phase. To tackle this problem, storage as well as transportation in liquid phase is recommended. To be able to handle this component in liquid phase, an efficient thermal insulation e.g., MLI insulation is required. Some studies have been revealed vulnerability of this type of insulation against high heat flux, for instance a fire accident. Some investigations have been depicted the importance of consideration of the MLI thermal degradation in terms of its reflective layer. However, limited number of studies have been focused on the thermal degradation of spacer material and its effect on the overall heat flux. In this study, through systematic experimental measurements, the effect of thermal loads on glass fleece, glass paper as well as polyester spacers are investigated. The results are reported in various temperature and heat flux profiles. Interpreting the temperature profiles revealed as the number of spacers in the medium increases, the peak temperature detectable by the temperature sensor on the measurement plate decreases. Moreover, the contribution of each individual spacer in all cases regarding the experimental temperature range is assessed to be around 8%. This value may increase to around 50% for glass paper and polyester spacers, and to around 25% for glass fleece spacers as the number of spacer layers increases up to six layers. To utilize the outcomes of the experiment later and integrate the results into numerical and CFD simulations, a model is proposed for the mentioned experimental temperature range up to 300°C to predict a heat flux attenuation factor. The model proposes a fitting factor that can reproduce the least square fitted line to the experimental data. KW - Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) KW - Cryogenic KW - Liquid Hydrogen KW - Heat transfer Y1 - 2024 UR - https://zenodo.org/records/12621001 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12621001 SP - 744 EP - 755 CY - Napoli, Italy ER - TY - PAT A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ambrosio, Marcello A1 - Müller, Michael A1 - Hansen, Torsten T1 - Sandwichlaminatstruktur, deren Verwendung und ein Verfahren zur Verwendung der Sandwichlaminatstruktur N2 - Sandwichlaminatstruktur mit einer ersten und einer zweiten Oberfläche, die einander gegenüberliegen, umfassend ein Kernelement, das eine erste Oberfläche und eine der ersten Oberfläche gegenüberliegende zweite Oberfläche aufweist, mindestens zwei Heizschichten, von denen mindestens eine Heizschicht auf der ersten und mindestens eine Heizschicht auf der zweiten Oberfläche des Kernelements angeordnet ist, und mindestens zwei Gewebelagen, von denen jeweils mindestens eine Gewebelage jeweils auf der dem Kernelement abgewandten Seite der mindestens zwei Heizschichten angeordnet ist, wobei das Material des Kernelements als Wabenvlies ausgebildet ist, welches Polyesterfasern, Polyamidfasern, Polyetherfasern und/oder deren Mischungen umfasst, wobei an den mindestens zwei Heizschichten Anschlüsse für eine Spannungsquelle angeordnet sind und die mindestens zwei Heizschichten als Leitfähigkeitssensoren zur Leckageüberwachung dienen. KW - Sandwichlaminatstruktur KW - Heizschicht KW - Leckageüberwachung Y1 - 2024 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Das Runde muss ins Eckige - mobile Wasserstoff-Kugelspeicher sollen Energieversorgung fächendeckend sichern T2 - CU reports N2 - Dem Wasserstoff-Transport widmen sich im TransHyDE-Projekt Mukran sechs Partnerinstitutionen aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Gemeinsam entwickeln sie neuartige sphärische Wasserstoffhochdruckspeicher mit einer lasttragenden Hülle aus carbonfaserverstärktem Kunststoff (CFK). Diese bieten einen „optimalen Kompromiss aus belastungs- und funktionsgerechter Geometrie“ und ermöglichen – eingebaut in standardisierte Containerquader – einen effizienten Transport mit hohem Nutzlastverhältnis. KW - Sphärische Wasserstoffhochdruckspeicher KW - Wasserstofftransport KW - Kugeltank KW - Wickelprozess Y1 - 2024 UR - https://digitalmagazin.b4bschwaben.de/de/profiles/610b21560ff9/editions/938f18855a9b7f4385ee/pages/page/13 SN - 2699-4534 VL - 01/2024 IS - 1 SP - 24 EP - 25 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Błędzki, Andrzej A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Köhler, Mathias A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Demski, Szymon A1 - Boczkowska, Anna T1 - Reusing and recycling of composite wind turbine blades. A review of current practices and prospects. Part 4.** Novel academic research T2 - Przemysł chemiczny N2 - A review, with 21 refs., of new resins for manufacturing, repair methods and recycling possibility stds. for established end-of-life management published in last 2 years. KW - Polymer composites KW - Wind turbine blades KW - High-performance wind turbines KW - Repair and recycling methods KW - End-of-life management KW - World’s largest wind turbines Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15199/62.2025.1.10 SN - 0033-2496 VL - 104 IS - 1 SP - 133 EP - 141 PB - Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT, sp. z.o.o. ER - TY - GEN A1 - Cieślik, Iwona A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Duchna, Monika A1 - Zasada, Dariusz A1 - Kwaśny, Mirosław A1 - Adamczyk-Cieślak, Bogusława T1 - Chemical method of doping Inconel 713C powder with rhenium for 3D printed manufacturing. Influence of rhenium dopants on the microstructure changes T2 - Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering N2 - A well-known method of doping powders in the industry is mechanical alloying synthesis. This method synthesizes metal powders by grinding them in high-energy mills, which prevents the achievement of well-dispersed particles throughout the volume and control of particle morphology, size, and agglomeration. In the present work, rhenium doping of IN 713C was carried out in a polyester network system based on organic acids and diols with specially selected catalysts and experimental parameters leading to the complexation of Rhenium ions. In addition, neutral reagents were used in this research, contributing to the greening of many key industries. The obtained IN 713C powder with rhenium showed high dispersion without agglomeration effect and reasonable flowability. Depending on the polymerization process parameters, the morphology of the rhenium particles on the surface of IN 713C can be modified. The IN 713C powder, with and without rhenium, was used in the SLM process to fabricate IN 713C alloy samples. The study examines the effect of rhenium doped IN 713C on the microstructure and hardness changes of the alloy produced by the 3D-printing methods. This type of chemical modification methods can effectively enhance the hardness and affects the elongation of dendrites in the structure of IN 713C alloys manufactured by the additive methods. KW - Rhenium KW - Chemical doping KW - Inconel 713C KW - Microstructure KW - 3D printing Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s43452-025-01159-w SN - 2083-3318 VL - 25 IS - 2 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Günzel, Stephan A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Mair, Georg W. A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Impact of internal pressure control during manufacturing on residual stresses and safety performance of type 4 pressure vessels T2 - Composites Part C: Open Access N2 - Composite pressure vessels are commonly manufactured using the wet filament winding process, where various process parameters can influence the performance of the finished component. In this study two designs of wet filament wound 6.8-liter type 4 composite pressure vessels were manufactured. Both differ only by the internal pressure used during the filament winding, which primarily influences the residual stress state in the composite structure. An extensive experimental study was carried out, including 10 slow burst tests and strain measurements with fiber optic sensors. Significant differences can be observed in the performance of the two designs even though the used stacking sequence, materials and other manufacturing parameters are the same for both designs. A discussion of the differences in the behavior of both cylinder types is provided, including the strain distribution in slow burst tests and failure mechanism. KW - Residual stresses KW - Slow burst tests KW - Filament winding KW - Type 4 composite pressure vessels KW - Hydrogen Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2025.100581 SN - 2666-6820 VL - 17 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Günzel, Stephan A1 - Sklorz, Christian A1 - Widjaja, Martinus Putra A1 - Mair, Georg W. A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Application of the incremental hole-drilling method for residual stress determination in type 4 pressure vessels JF - Materials Testing N2 - Hole-drilling method is a standardized technique for obtaining residual stresses in isotropic structures. Previous studies provide a foundation that enables the use of this method to investigate orthotropic structures, such as fiber-reinforced composites. In this study, the incremental hole-drilling method was applied to investigate residual stresses in filament wound type 4 composite pressure vessels. The investigated composite cylinders were manufactured with different internal pressure functions during the winding process, to achieve distinct residual stress states. Additionally, the influence of the initial loading under sustained internal pressure and increased temperature on the stress distribution was investigated. It was shown that the residual stress state can be influenced by varying the internal pressure in the winding process. After testing at sustained load and increased temperature, a stress redistribution was observed, which took place due to creep phenomena. Finally, a discussion of the challenges for the application of the hole-drilling method to composite pressure vessels is provided. KW - hole-drilling method KW - filament winding KW - type 4 composite pressure vessels KW - residual stresses KW - stress redistribution Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2024-0328 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 67 IS - 4 SP - 663 EP - 674 PB - Walter de Gruyter GmbH ER - TY - GEN A1 - Błędzki, Andrzej A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Köhler, Mathias A1 - Urbaniak, Magdalena A1 - Demski, Szymon A1 - Boczkowska, Anna T1 - Reusing and recycling of composite wind turbine blades. A review of current practices and prospects. Part 5**. New industrial projects. Wind energy in China T2 - Przemysł chemiczny N2 - A review, with 23 refs., of projects mainly from last 2 years currently commercialized by large consortia often in cooperation with academic teams. Many detail information about wind energy development and wind turbine blades recycling in China was delivered. KW - Polymer composites KW - Wind turbine blades KW - Currently project by large consortia KW - Wind energy in China KW - Comprehensive management methods Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15199/62.2025.1.11 SN - 0033-2496 VL - 104 IS - 1 SP - 142 EP - 152 PB - Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT, sp. z.o.o. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartung, David A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Osiecki, Tomasz A1 - Sztorch, Bogna A1 - Przekop, Robert E. A1 - Kazimierczuk, Magdalena T1 - Flax fiber reinforced PET-G composites with improved interfacial adhesion JF - Polimery N2 - Recycled PET-G (rPET-G) composites reinforced with flax fiber were obtained. To improve interfacial adhesion, the fiber was treated by washing and finishing with bio-based epoxidized soybean oil and admixture acid. The effect of fiber surface treatment on its properties and those of the composites was evaluated by TGA, FT-IR and SEM, as well as by contact angle, flexural and tensile measurements. The results indicated delayed degradation of the treated flax fiber with a fiber mass loss of about 4 wt%. The flexural strength and modulus increased for the washed and finished flax fiber compared to the untreated one. While the tensile properties were influenced by structural effects resulting from the fiber treatment. These findings contribute to the development of more sustainable and high-performance natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. KW - natural fibers KW - composites KW - epoxidized soyabean oil KW - admergin acid Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.14314/polimery.2025.2.4 SN - 2957-0263 VL - 70 IS - 2 SP - 113 EP - 123 PB - LUKASIEWICZ Research Network - Industrial Chemistry Research Institute CY - Warsaw ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gebhard, Johannes A1 - Stamp, Benno T1 - Nicht nur leicht, sondern auch recycelbar : Monomaterial ersetzt Multimaterialverbunde im Automobilinnenraum T2 - Kunststoffe N2 - Leichtbau spielt nicht nur bei Automobilen mit Verbrennungsmotoren, sondern auch bei Elektrofahrzeugen eine wichtige Rolle. Die dafür genutzten Materialverbunde lassen sich häufig jedoch nicht recyceln. Bei Mercedes-Benz setzt man deshalb seit Kurzem im Interieur auf Monomaterialsandwiche. Diese verbessern nicht nur die Recyclingfähigkeit, sondern bringen teilweise auch mehr Leistung. KW - Recycling KW - Monomaterial KW - Automobilinnenraum Y1 - 2025 UR - https://www.kunststoffe.de/a/fachartikel/nicht-nur-leicht-sondern-auch-recycelbar-6610346 UR - https://epaper.kunststoffe.de/read/24/24/2025-03-14/1 SN - 0023-5563 VL - 2025 IS - 03 SP - 18 EP - 21 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag CY - München ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Gebhard, Johannes A1 - Stamp, Benno T1 - Not only lightweight, but also recyclable : mono-material replaces multi-material composites in car interiors T2 - Plastics insight N2 - Lightweight construction plays an important role not only in cars with combustion engines but also in electric vehicles. However, the composite materials used for this purpose are often not recyclable. Mercedes-Benz has therefore recently started developing mono-material sandwiches for the interior. These not only improve recyclability, but also increase performance in some cases. KW - Recycling KW - Mono-Material KW - Mercedes Benz KW - Lightweight Y1 - 2025 UR - https://en.kunststoffe.de/a/specialistarticle/not-only-lightweight-but-also-recyclable-6701555 SN - 2941-4202 VL - 2025 IS - 03 SP - 13 EP - 17 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag CY - München ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Camplese, Davide A1 - Scarponi, Giordano Emrys A1 - Otremba, Frank A1 - Cozzani, Valerio A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - A comprehensive numerical study of the behaviour of an LH2 storage tank in the event of a fire T2 - Chemical engineering transactions N2 - As the world moves towards green energy production, effective storage and transportation solutions become essential. To support this transition, energy carriers with minimal or zero environmental impact are required. Liquified hydrogen represents a promising candidate due to its emissions-neutral properties. However, its highly flammable nature necessitates adherence to strict safety codes and standards. Storing hydrogen often requires advanced super-insulation materials. To enhance the safety of cryogenic hydrogen storage tanks under extreme conditions, such as those encountered during fire accidents, it is crucial to understand the thermal behaviour of the tank. Predicting pressurization and potential failure in advance demands a robust and comprehensive model. However, still such models suffer lack of detailed heat transfer models which account for various sub-processes during an accident scenario. Hence, this study introduces a comprehensive model for the pressurization of cryogenic tanks equipped with multi-layer insulation (MLI) systemsin the event of fire, which comprises several sub-models. These sub-models account for heat transfer phenomena through the thermal insulation at nominal conditions and its thermal degradation during fire exposure, the fluid, the internal pressurization, and the performance of the pressure relief valve. This study provides valuable insights into the safety and the behaviour of hydrogen storage tanks under thermal loads. KW - Hydrogen safety KW - Heat transfer modelling KW - Cryogenic hydrogen storage KW - Super-insulation materials Y1 - 2025 SN - 979-12-81206-18-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3303/CET25116114 SN - 2283-9216 IS - 116 SP - 679 EP - 684 PB - AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. CY - Milano ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Camplese, Davide A1 - Scarponi, Giordano Emrys A1 - Otremba, Frank A1 - Cozzani, Valerio A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Repeatable testing of a cryogenic storage tank with variable insulation material in fire like conditions T1 - Essais reproductibles d’un réservoir de stockage cryogénique revêtu de divers matériaux d’isolation dans des conditions similaires à celles d’un incendie T2 - Cryogenics 2025 : proceedings of the 18th IIR International Conference on Cryogenics N2 - For decarbonizing the energy industry and transport, cryogenic energy carriers have great potential. The storage takes place in tanks with thermal super-insulations, which are in application for decades, but there is only limited knowledge about its behaviour in a fire scenario. This represents a major incident that may generate extraordinary loads on the tank and its insulation system, and that eventually lead to a sudden tank failure. This paper presents a test rig called the Cryogenic High Temperature Thermal Vacuum Chamber (CHTTVC), which can be used to test typical thermal superinsulation’s under cryogenic and fire-like conditions in parallel. The test method makes it possible to measure the heat flow through the thermal superinsulation over time and to investigate the degradation behaviour of the insulation within a test. In the paper results from the first tests are presented. KW - Cryogenics KW - Insulation KW - Transport and handling of cryogenic fluids Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.18462/iir.cryo.2025.0007 VL - 2025 PB - Institut International du Froid CY - Paris ER - TY - GEN A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Günzel, Stephan A1 - Oktaviany, Jennifer A1 - Widjaja, Martinus Putra A1 - Mair, Georg W. A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Influence of internal pressure regulation during filament winding on failure mechnism in type 4 pressure vessels : a case study T2 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2025) N2 - Hydrogen storage is a crucial part of the hydrogen value chain, particularly in terms of safety and social acceptance of hydrogen technologies. For on-board and transportation applications, hydrogen is commonly stored as a compressed gas in pressure vessels. Full composite wrapped Type 4 pressure vessels are especially beneficial due to their high weight-saving potential and their capability to withstand high working pressures. To maintain an appropriate safety level, the mechanical behavior of the composite structure has been the subject of investigation in numerous studies. In this study, the failure mechanisms of two designs of Type 4 cylinders are investigated. The two designs differ solely in the manufacturing process parameters, particularly the internal pressure applied during the filament winding process. Variations in internal pressure result in different residual stress states and changes in the quality of the composite structure. The stacking sequence, materials used, and other manufacturing parameters remain unchanged. The cylinders show different failure mechanisms in slow burst tests: one design fails in hoop windings, while the other one fails in helical windings, despite no stress exaggeration in the fiber direction being observed with embedded optical fibers or in numerical simulations. To explain the failure mechanisms, the quality of the cylinders is investigated. The results of X-ray computed tomography and pulse-echo investigation, highlight the complexity of the interactions between manufacturing process parameters, residual stresses, manufacturing quality, and the mechanical behavior of composite pressure vessels. Resin-rich areas in the composite material are identified as a possible cause of the differing failure mechanisms. KW - Burst test KW - Composite KW - Filament winding KW - Pressure vessel Y1 - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGS) ER - TY - GEN A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Breithaupt, Mathias A1 - Günzel, Stephan A1 - Mair, Georg W. A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Seidlitz, Holger T1 - Embedding of fiber optic sensors under industrial conditions and distributed strain sensing in type 4 composite pressure vessels T2 - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-24) N2 - The number of in-operation composite pressure vessels is increasing, partly due to their attractiveness for on-board compressed gas storage and transport applications. A possible way to maintain the highest safety levels is through the structural health monitoring of the composite cylinders. Here, the use of fiber optic sensors appears to be a promising approach. However, the integration of the optical fibers into the composite structure of a pressure vessel has been shown to be challenging. In this study, insights on the embedding of optical fibers in the composite structure under industrial conditions are provided. A protection concept for the ingress and egress of the optical fibers is presented. Finally, the results from destructive slow burst tests are evaluated, showing no clear trend in the impact of the embedded optical fibers on the performance of composite pressure vessels. KW - Composite KW - Fiber optic sensors KW - Filament winding KW - Pressure vessel Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18597801 SP - 3710 EP - 3717 PB - The University of Delaware CY - Newark, Delaware ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kepir, Yusuf A1 - Seidlitz, Holger A1 - Ulke-Winter, Lars A1 - Felix, Kuke T1 - Lightweight heat exchanger design using graphene-reinforced ceramics : a comparative study of dimensional and material effects T2 - Proceedings of the 4th International Online Conference on Materials, 3–6 November 2025 N2 - In high-temperature environments, heat exchangers require lightweight designs, high thermal resistance, and high effectiveness. Graphene-reinforced ceramic matrix composites (G-CMC) offer promising thermal properties for such applications. This study investigates the effectiveness changes of a block-type heat exchanger made of G-CMC, depending on the length and design, leveraging the potential of 3D printing in the production of complex geometries. KW - Ceramic matrix composite KW - Heat exchanger KW - Numerical analysis KW - Heat transfer KW - Thermal effectiveness Y1 - 2025 UR - https://sciforum.net/paper/view/25988 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER -