Continuous resistance welding of thermoplastic composites: Modelling of heat generation and heat transfer

A process model composed of electrical and heat transfer models was developed to simulate continuous resistance welding of thermoplastic composites. Glass fabric reinforced polyphenylenesulfide welded in a lap-shear configuration with a stainless steel mesh as the heating element was considered for modelling and experimental validation of the numerical results. The welding temperatures predicted by the model showed good agreement with the experimental results. Welding input power and welding speed were found to be the two most important parameters influencing the welding temperature. The contact quality between the electrical connectors and the heating element was found to influence the distribution of the welding temperature transverse to the welding direction. Moreover, the size of the electrical connectors was found to influence the achievable welding speed and required power input for a certain welding temperature.     

A constitutive model for self-reinforced ductile polymer composites

Self-reinforced polymer composites are gaining increasing interest due to their higher ductility compared to traditional glass and carbon fibre composites. Here we consider a class of PET composites comprising woven PET fibres in a PET matrix. While there is a significant literature on the development of these materials and their mechanical properties, little progress has been reported on constitutive models for these composites. Here we report the development of an anisotropic visco-plastic constitutive model for PET composites that captures the measured anisotropy, tension/compression asymmetry and ductility. This model is implemented in a commercial finite element package and shown to capture the measured response of PET composite plates and beams in different orientations to a high degree of accuracy.     

马氏体时效钢18Ni(350)热塑剪切变形的研究

18Ni(350)马氏体时效钢在时效处理状态下的切削法试验中有热塑剪切失稳现象,试验结果指出:热塑剪切失稳是一种热——力效应,切屑成锯齿形,齿间由热塑剪切带分隔,带的宽度与切削速度有关.     

聚四氟乙烯复合材料与弹性体的组合应用

本文介绍了聚四氟乙烯复合材料的物理机械性能、摩擦磨损性能,由聚四氟乙烯复合材料与弹性体组合而成的 密封具有二者双重优点,密封效果好,摩擦阻力小,综合性能优良,简要介绍了组合密封在液压气动等方面的应用。     

热塑性聚酰亚胺

介绍了近年来开发的几种全芳型热塑性聚酰亚胺树脂的发展状况，总结了它们的一般物理机械性能、耐热性、耐化学性、成型加工性以及它们在各领域中的应用。     

1996年江苏省塑料工业技术进展

描述了江苏省塑料行业的概貌，介绍了江苏省塑料行业各领域（如热塑性塑料、热固性塑料、降解塑料、成型加工、塑料制品、塑料助剂等）取得的技术成果、研究进展和生产装置水平。     

Poly(ether-ester)s modified with different amounts of fumaric moieties

A series of novel poly(ether-ester)s modified with fumaric moieties is synthesized by transesterification in the melt of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), dimethyl fumarate (DMF), 1,4-butanediol (BD) and poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO, M?_n=1000 g/mol). The effect of the introduction of double bonds into both the hard and soft segments and their content on the structure and the thermal and rheological properties of the synthesized polymers are investigated. The introduction of double bonds into the polymer main chains increases the molecular weight of the copolyesters, but reduces the crystallinity of the hard segments and related properties such as modulus and hardness. The presence of double bonds improves the high temperature properties and thermal stability, especially the thermo-oxidative one, lowers the melting and crystallization temperature and increases the glass transition temperature. The incorporation of fumaric moieties into the macrochains improves the adhesive strength of the polymer to a metal surface.     

时效态18Ni钢切削过程中的热塑剪切失稳实验

不同切削速度下对18Ni马氏体时效钢进行切削试验，并用光学显微镜和电子显微镜观察切屑根部，发现有热塑剪切失稳现象，分析其组织结构特征及影响因素；再按热塑剪切失稳判据及显微组织分析热处理对热塑剪切失稳的影响。     

Preparation of alumina/polystyrene core-shell composite powder via phase inversion process for indirect selective laser sintering applications

Indirect selective laser sintering (SLS) is one of the promising additive manufacturing (AM) methods that can process conventionally difficult or even impossible materials such as ceramics. In this work, an innovative phase inversion technique is used to fabricate spherical alumina particles coated with a thin layer of polystyrene (PS). Then, indirect SLS is used to fabricate green parts from the 6 wt% PS coated alumina particles via a Nd:YAG laser. The assessed SLS process parameters were the scan speed, laser power, scan spacing, pulse frequency, and pulse width. The characterization of the AL₂O₃/PS core-shell composite particles was described using techniques including SEM (for morphology), FT-IR (for chemical bonding at the interfaces), TGA (for mass loss), and DSC (for glass transition temperature, T_g). 3D green parts were then fabricated using proper process parameters as a proof of the feasibility of using SLS technique for AL₂O₃/PS core-shell composite powder. The results showed that using a Nd:YAG laser with less absorption by alumina and PS provides greater penetration through a powder bed. In addition, the possibility of sound connections among particles in every direction was observed due to the uniformity of the coating process in spite of a minimal amount of binder. In addition, green part density measurements show high values compared to previously reported results.     

Recent developments in nanocellulose-based biodegradable polymers,thermoplastic polymers,and porous nanocomposites

Nanocellulose has generated a great deal of interest as a source of nanometer-sized reinforcement, because of its good mechanical properties. In the last few years, nanocellulose has also attracted much attention due to environmental concerns. This review presents an overview of recent developments in this area, including the production, characterization, properties, and range of applications of nanocellulose-based biodegradable polymers, thermoplastic polymers, and porous nanocomposites. After explaining the unique properties of nanocellulose and its various preparation techniques, an orderly introduction of various nanocellulose-reinforced biodegradable polymers such as starch, proteins, alginate, chitosan, and gelatin is provided. Subsequently, the effects of nanocellulose on the properties of thermoplastic polymers such as polyamides, polysulfone, polypropyrol, and polyacronitril are reported. The paper concludes with a presentation of new finding and cutting-edge studies on nanocellulose foam and aerogel composites. Three different types of aerogels, i.e., pristine nanocellulose-based aerogels, modified nanocellulose-based aerogels, and nanocellulose-based templates for aerogels, are discussed, as well as their preparation techniques and properties. In the case of foam composites, the research focus has been on two major preparation techniques, i.e., solvent-mixing/foaming and melt-mixing foaming, their respective challenges, and the properties of the final composites. In some cases, a comparison study between cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofiber-reinforced biodegradable polymers, thermoplastics, and porous nanocomposites was carried out. Considering the vast amount of research on nanocellulose-based composites, special emphasis on such composites isprovided at the end of the review.