Although various simulations have been conducted for the vacuum infusion process, most of the studies have considered only fabrics and flow medium and ignored the effect of peel ply. However, peel ply can affect resin flow because it is placed between the fabrics and flow medium. To verify this, permeability of two types of peel plies was measured, and it was found that the permeability between the peel plies differed significantly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWell-aligned NiCoS nanowires, synthesized hydrothermally on the surface of woven Kevlar fiber (WKF), were used to fabricate composites with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) dispersed in polyester resin (PES) by means of vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding. The NiCoS nanowires were synthesized with three precursor concentrations. Nanowire growth was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
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