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dc.contributor.authorChong, HM
dc.contributor.authorWu, ZA
dc.contributor.authorNg, SP
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, AS
dc.contributor.authorLiu, T
dc.contributor.authorFeih, S
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T03:45:44Z
dc.date.available2021-10-14T03:45:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1359-8368
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.03.051
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/409055
dc.description.abstractReliable composite repair processes are a necessity to support the operation of next generation lightweight commercial aircraft. In-situ soft patch repairs of aerospace structures made from carbon fibre reinforced polymers require curing of conventional autoclave prepreg materials in an out-of-autoclave environment, which can result in poor repair quality. We demonstrate that the use of a double vacuum debulking (DVD) pre-curing step for soft patch repairs can essentially achieve void-free repairs for prepreg materials with moderate to high solvent residue. Porosity reductions translated into an increase in flexural and interlaminar strength properties of 7.3% and 14.8%, respectively. The repair quality improvement due to void reduction in both soft patch and adhesive film resulted in a 19% increase in tensile repair strength. The work presented demonstrates the need to include a DVD pre-curing step to achieve the stringent manufacturers’ repair porosity limits and performance requirements for highly loaded composite aircraft structures.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom367
dc.relation.ispartofpageto374
dc.relation.ispartofjournalComposites Part B: Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofvolume168
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.titleInfluence of double vacuum debulking process on co-cured soft-patch carbon fibre composite repairs
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChong, HM; Wu, ZA; Ng, SP; Subramanian, AS; Liu, T; Feih, S, Influence of double vacuum debulking process on co-cured soft-patch carbon fibre composite repairs, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019, 168, pp. 367-374
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gro.griffith.authorFeih, Stefanie


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