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Improving Erosion Resistance of Polymer Reinforced Composites

Design and Production of Composite Structures Delft University of Technology, 2629HS Delft, The Netherlands, t.j.ahmed{at}tudelft.nl

G.F. Nino

Design and Production of Composite Structures Delft University of Technology, 2629HS Delft, The Netherlands

H.E.N. Bersee

Design and Production of Composite Structures Delft University of Technology, 2629HS Delft, The Netherlands

A. Beukers

Design and Production of Composite Structures Delft University of Technology, 2629HS Delft, The Netherlands

This article reports on solid particle erosion tests performed on glass fiber reinforced polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) for use on an all-composite ice-protection system for aircraft structures. The idea was introduced to use a metal mesh as a convenient way of toughening the surface layer thereby increasing erosion resistance. The erosion rates of the composites were evaluated at different impingement angles and with different erodent particle size. An aircraft-grade aluminium sheet was also used to provide a comparison for the composites. It was found that the erosion rate of the composites drastically reduced upon the introduction of an impregnated mesh onto the surface of the baseline glass/PPS laminate, to values similar to that of the aluminium sheet. In addition, the erosion rate was found to be dependent not only on the volume fraction of the matrix on the surface, but also the properties of the metal used for the mesh. The solution to use a metal mesh was shown to have multifunctional uses for composite based ice-protection system.

Key Words: polymer-matrix composites • metal meshes • solid particle erosion.

This version was published on November 1, 2009

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol. 22, No. 6, 703-725 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0892705709105970


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