INFLUENCES OF TEXTILE PARAMETERS ON THE INDUCTION HEATING BEHAVIOR OF CFRPC

This study addresses the experimental investigation of the influences of textile parameters on the inductive heating behavior of thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPC). By means of stationary heating experiments different textile reinforcement fabrics which differ in the titer (linear density), the thread-count and therefore in their area weight as well as in the weave style, have been investigated. It was found that a lower thread count and a lower titer promote a fast heating of carbon fiber textile reinforced polymer composites by means of induction heating. Based on these results guidelines for an ideal adjusted laminate structure of a CFRPC organic sheet for induction welding are given. Additionally, a proposal for such an ideal adjusted laminate structure is presented.