The US Advanced Composite Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute is a public-private partnership that is dedicated to promoting the development of composite materials and processes in the United States. On May 15, IACMI announced Hosted by DuPont, IACMI, Fibrtec (Atlanta, USA) and Purdue University The first phase of the participating R&D project was successfully completed. The first phase of the research results was the development of a new carbon fiber composite molding process. The fabric's formability was significantly improved compared to traditional textile materials. The start of the stage is of great significance, which can effectively reduce the production cost of the carbon fiber composite structure and make it more suitable for applications in the automotive and other large-scale production fields.
New Materials Developed by IACMI Project Combines Fibrtec's flexible coated tow Fibrliex, DuPont's Rapid Fabric Formation (RFF) technology and proprietary polyamide resins, and Purdue University's modeling and performance characterization capabilities. The coated tow material is a composite material obtained by partially impregnating a carbon fiber into a polyamide resin, and is more flexible than a completely resin-impregnated tow. The rapid tow forming process is a method for producing a multi-orientation fabric without molding process. Lifting the tow. Experiments, modeling and simulation results show that this process/material combination is an effective method for producing low-cost continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites with good process performance.
IACMI CEO John A. Hopkins Said: 'We will conduct a full-scale performance test of this new type of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic prepreg material in the second phase of the project, and at the same time verify the feasibility of using this material in the molding process of high-speed, cost-sensitive applications. The applicability of this material in large-scale development and manufacturing in the automotive industry will also be an important part of our long-term goal of reducing energy consumption.