TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Sachs, Patrick ED - Vassilopoulos, A. P. ED - Michaud, V. T1 - Dynamic mechanical analysis of epoxy-matrix cross linking measured in-situ using an elastomer container N2 - A new patented dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) is presented, where the tensile, bending- or torsional stiffness of a media can be characterized in-situ during the phase transition from liquid to solid. An epoxy system, e.g. Hexion L285/H287, is filled into an elastomer container, such as a silicone tube. This can be mounted into a conventional OMA and, based on a linear viscoelastic approach, the storage modulus (E';G'), the loss modulus (E'';G'') and the loss angle tan(δ) can be measured at constant temperature as a function of time in order to investigate the liquid to sol-gel to solid transition. With this new method, the stiffness increase as a result of the cure process can be directly measured more precisely than with a rheometer in a shear plate set-up, because using an elastomer container gives a defined cross section for calculating the Young's modulus. T2 - 20th European Conference on Composite Materials CY - Lausanne, Switzerland DA - 26.06.2022 KW - Cross linking KW - Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) KW - Thermoset polymers KW - Cure process PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-569651 UR - https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/298799 SN - 978-2-9701614-0-0 VL - Vol. 5 - Applications and structures SP - 181 EP - 186 PB - Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab) CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-56965 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Azevedo do Nascimento, A. A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Diniz Melo, J. D. A1 - Cysne Barbosa, A. P. T1 - Fatigue behavior of self-healing glass fiber/epoxy composites with addition of poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMAA) N2 - The interest in repair technologies for polymer composites has increased significantly over the last decades, due to the growing use of these materials in structural applications. In this study, poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMAA) was used as self-healing agent to glass fiber/epoxy composite. Materials with EMAA contents of 2 wt% and 5 wt% were manufactured using Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) and the effects of the healing agent on the properties were investigated using tensile tests and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). Results show slight variation of properties, which was more pronounced as the content of EMAA increased. In addition, the healing efficiency was investigated through fatigue tests and the addition of higher content of EMAA increased the number of cycles to failure after the healing activation cycle. KW - Fatigue KW - Glass fiber-epoxy composites KW - Self-healing KW - Smart materials PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-569661 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107863 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 117 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-56966 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pavasarytė, Lina A1 - Azevedo do Nascimento, Allana A1 - Cysne Barbosa, Ana Paula A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Melo, Daniel T1 - Effects of particle size and particle concentration of poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) on properties of epoxy resin N2 - Self-healing polymers have been developed to improve durability and reduce costs associated with maintenance during service. The addition of thermoplastics to thermosets to produce mendable polymers appears as a promising selfhealing technique. In this study, poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMAA) was added to epoxy resin and the effects of EMAA addition on epoxy properties were evaluated. Specimens with two different contents of thermoplastic and particles sizes were manufactured. A two-level full factorial experimental design was used to evaluate the effect of particle size and particle content on properties of epoxy modified with addition of EMAA. Tensile tests and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) were used and the evaluated responses were tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, and glass transition temperature (Tg). X-ray computed tomography (XCT) was used to investigate particle size and concentration after manufacturing. It was found that the particle concentration has greater effects on stress–strain behavior of epoxy while Tg was not significantly affected by neither of the analyzed entrance variables. KW - Fracture KW - Self-healing KW - Epoxy KW - Thermoplastic PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.55677 SN - 0021-8995 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Wiley online library AN - OPUS4-60205 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Glasfaser-Halbzeuge im Anwendungsbereich der CS 22 - Drapieren, Altern, Schwingfestigkeit N2 - Glasfaserkunststoff – GFK – wurde im Segelflugzeugbau mit der FS 24 „Phönix“ seit 1957 in tragenden Strukturen verbaut. Auch wenn in moderneren Luftfahrzeugen Carbon-Faser-Kunststoff – CFK – das GFK in weiten Teilen der Flugzeugstruktur zur Gewichtseinsparung und wegen der höheren Steifigkeit verdrängt hat, so findet sich GFK heute noch im Holm-Steg und anderen hoch belasteten Strukturbauteilen. Nach dem Motto „höher, schneller, weiter“, wurden die Glasfaser-Textilien mit Haftvermittlern (Schlichte / Finish) versehen, um eine gute Anbindung zwischen der Glasfaser und der Epoxid-Harz-Matrix zu bekommen. Hierzu wurden zunächst Chrom-Verbindungen eingesetzt, die seit der Einführung der REACH-Verordnung 2007 bezüglich der Umweltbelastung problematisch sind. Infolgedessen haben die Hersteller der Glasfaser-Textilien alternative Schlichte- / Finish- Systeme entwickelt, die den „Alten“ in den Gebrauchseigenschaften vergleichbar sein sollten. Hinsichtlich der nach RHV geforderten Schwingfestigkeit war es 2004 erforderlich, den Vorgabewert von 1985 moderat abzusenken, damit die neuen Halbzeuge für den Einsatz im Segelflugzeugbau zugelassen werden konnten. Zudem verschlechterte sich teilweise die Drapier-Fähigkeit der neuen Glasfasergewebe, auch wenn die Schwingfestigkeit ausreichend gut war. Im Rahmen einer Masterarbeit wurde Anfang 2024 an der BAM im Fachbereich 5.3 – Polymere Verbundwerkstoffe – vergleichend fünf im Markt verwendete Glasfaser-Textilien hinsichtlich der Drapier-Fähigkeit untersucht. Zudem wurden die Halbzeuge bei einer erhöhten Luftfeuchtigkeit und Temperatur ausgelagert und dann zu GFK-Proben verarbeitet. Schließlich wurden „as received“ Proben und gealterte +/-45°-Proben nach RHV schwingend beansprucht. Im Rahmen dieses Vortrags wurde das Projekt sowie die Ergebnisse erstmal der Leichtflugzeugindustrie vorgestellt. T2 - 48. Symposium für Flugzeugentwicklung 2024 CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 14.11.2024 KW - Faserkunststoffverbunde KW - Flugzeugbau KW - Alterung PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62182 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Betriebsfestigkeit von Struktur-Klebungen im Anwendungsgebiet der CS22 N2 - Moderne Segelflugzeuge sind voll-verklebte tragende FKV-Strukturen. Über die Schwingfestigkeit der Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunde (FKV) und die Lebensdauerabschätzung dieser Werkstoffklasse auf Basis verschiedener Lastspektren wurden insbesondere von Christoph Kensche verschiedenen Arbeiten durchgeführt und auch auf dem Symposium für Segelflugzeugentwicklung vorgestellt. Hingegen ist die Betriebsfestigkeit von Struktur-Klebungen im Anwendungsbereich der CS22 vergleichsweise wenig untersucht worden. Über die Jahre wurden in verschiedenen Projekten immer wieder Probleme in Struktur-Klebungen (u.a. Betriebsbelastungsversuche an Versuchs-Holmen) identifiziert, analysiert und spezielle Prüfverfahren weiter entwickelt (Projekt „Tragflügel neuer Technologie für die allgemeine Luftfahrt“, FK SIF765). Im Rahmen des LuFo-Vorhabens GeAviBoo (General Aviation Booster) wurde in zwei Arbeitspaketen das Thema erneut aufgegriffen und Betriebsbelastungsversuche an Klebproben durchgeführt. Im Rahmen des Vortrages werden die Erkenntnisse der letzten 10 Jahre aufbereitet und die neusten Ergebnisse vorgestellt. T2 - Symposium für Segelflugzeugentwicklung CY - Online meeting DA - 19.11.2020 KW - Polymer Matrix Composites KW - Betriebsfestigkeit KW - Klebung KW - General Aviation PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51861 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Current and future technological advancement in polymer matrix composites enabled through fundamental discoveries N2 - This presentation is a summary of the work from the past 20 years’ development of PMC-testing at the BAM-FB 5.3 with respect to safety-relevant design of advanced light weight structures in aircraft, wind turbine and automotive applications. The talk begins with wood as an example from nature, and emphasizes that load case, fiber architectural design and the production process and quality have to go hand in hand to generate an advanced light weight structure. Since PMC-relevant basic findings of mankind span across hundreds of years, high-performance composite applications today are based more on long term experiences than on breakthrough inventions of modern days. In the second part of the talk, future plans and projects of FB-5.3 are presented, specifically addressing H2-safety, circular economy, recycling by design and digitalization of PMC-technologies. T2 - Abteilungsseminar CY - Online meeting DA - 07.09.2021 KW - Polymer Matrix Composites KW - Thermo mechanical fatigue PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54150 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Beschreibung des Ermüdungsverhaltens von Endlos-Faserverstärkten-Kunststoff-Verbunden mit Hilfe mikromechanischer Modelle N2 - Im Rahmen des Vortrags werden die neusten Ergebnisse aus dem Fachbereich 5.3 zur Beschreibung des Ermüdungsverhaltens von FKV mittels Mikromechanischer-Modelle präsentiert. Explizit wird der theoretische Ansatz am Beispiel von GFK unter thermomechanischer Beanspruchung hergeleitet und an Hand von Versuchsergebnissen verifiziert. T2 - Webkonferenz Composites United, Composite Fatigue CY - Online meeting DA - 30.09.2021 KW - Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunde KW - thermomechanische Beanspruchung KW - Materialmodell PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54151 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schraa, Lucas A1 - Rodricks, Carol A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Roetsch, Karl A1 - Scheffler, Christina A1 - Sambale, Anna A1 - Uhlig, Kai A1 - Stommel, Markus A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Characterisation and Modelling of the Fibre-Matrix Interface of Short Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics using the Push-Out Technique N2 - This study investigates the suitability of the single fibre push-out (SFPO) test for the determination of the interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of injection moulded short fibre reinforced thermoplastics. It includes a detailed description of the required sample preparation steps and the boundary conditions of the SFPO setup. Experimental SFPO tests were carried out on PA66 GF, PPA GF35 and PA6 GF50 materials. Furthermore, a finite element model was set up to simulate the behaviour of these materials during this test. The numerical results showed that the inhomogeneous stress distribution in the fibre-matrix interphase during the test causes the measured apparent IFSS to underestimate the true strength of the interphase. The simulations put the experimental results into perspective and provide valuable information for the further development of the test setup. This study therefore not only provides new insights into the interphase strength of injection moulded short fibre reinforced thermoplastics, but also an insight into local load conditions during testing and thus an indication of the true IFSS. KW - GFRP KW - Interface KW - fibre matrix bond KW - single fibre push-out PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-626087 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112317 SN - 1879-1069 VL - 297 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Niederlande AN - OPUS4-62608 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Advanced lightweight applications – recycling versus reliability and fossil energy footprint N2 - Advanced light weight applications like aircrafts and wind turbine blades are made of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) with continuous fibre reinforcement and must withstand a high thermo-mechanical cyclic loading. The quality of the fibre matrix interface has a high impact on the fatigue life and was continuously improved over the years since the 50th. The fatigue life of glass fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP) used in aircraft industry is 10 to 100 times higher compared to glass fibre non crimp fabrics used for wind turbine blades. To assure a constant and reliable high quality and strength of reinforcement fibres, synthetic fibre production is state of the art (CF, GF). There is a need for recycling GFRP and CFRP waste due to the upcoming use. Pyrolysis and solvolysis are more expensive than the mechanical route however enable a more sustainable recycling. Natural fibres and recycled synthetic fibres have a high scatter in quality and strength. Hence it is a challenge to optimize the production / recycling processes to get a reliable quality for any demanding (second life) application. Chemical routes for using renewables resources and recycling, is going to be a good approach especially for polymer-matrix systems to get 100% quality (back) compared to the state of the art. Finally, a proper design, life-time extension and repair is preferable to recycling to keep the carbon footprint as low as possible. T2 - 27. INTERNATIONALES DRESDNER LEICHTBAUSYMPOSIUM CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 13.06.2024 KW - Polymer Matrix Composites KW - Carbon Fibre KW - Recycling KW - Circular Economy PY - 2024 UR - https://leichtbausymposium.de/deu/ AN - OPUS4-60683 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ghafafian, Carineh A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Failure Mechanisms of GFRP Scarf Joints under Tensile Load N2 - A potential repair alternative to restoring the mechanical properties of lightweight fiberreinforced polymer (FRP) structures is to locally patch these areas with scarf joints. The effects of such repair methods on the structural integrity, however, are still largely unknown. In this paper, the mechanical property restoration, failure mechanism, and influence of fiber orientation mismatch between parent and repair materials of 1:50 scarf joints are studied on monolithic glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) specimens under tensile load. Two different parent orientations of [-45/+45]2S and [0/90]2S are exemplarily examined, and control specimens are taken as a baseline for the tensile strength and stiffness property recovery assessment. Using a layer-wise stress analysis with finite element simulations conducted with ANSYS Composite PrepPost to support the experimental investigation, the fiber orientation with respect to load direction is shown to affect the critical regions and thereby failure mechanism of the scarf joint specimens. KW - Scarf joint KW - Glass fiber reinforced polymers KW - Failure mechanisms PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-523952 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071806 VL - 14 IS - 7 SP - 1806 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-52395 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -