An Experimental Study of the Pultrusion of Carbon Fiber-Polyamide 12 Yarn

S. Wiedmer (1) , M. Manolesos (2)

1 TU Kaiserslautern - Technical University of Kaiserslautern
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics

The present study reports about the pultrusion of a carbon fiber-reinforced PA12 yarn containing discontinuous carbon and polyamide fibers. This is the first attempt to pultrude this material. Rectangular cross sectional profiles have been successfully produced using a self-designed pultrusion line. In a series of experiments, the pultrusion parameters, such as preheating method, die temperature, and especially the pulling speed, which represents a determining factor regarding a potential industrial application, are varied.

Mots clés: thermoplastic pultrusion; carbon fiber-polyamide 12 yarn

S. Wiedmer, M. Manolesos. An Experimental Study of the Pultrusion of Carbon Fiber-Polyamide 12 Yarn. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2006, 19 (1), pp.97-112. ⟨10.1177/0892705706055448⟩. ⟨hal-00570798⟩