Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles

Local variations in the random filament arrangement in carbon fibre bundles were determined by optical microscopy and automated image analysis. Successive steps of abrading, polishing and acquiring micro¬graphs of the sample surface made it feasible to analyse the micro-structure over a series of cr...

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Main Authors: Gommer, F., Endruweit, A., Long, A.C.
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33276/
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author Gommer, F.
Endruweit, A.
Long, A.C.
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description Local variations in the random filament arrangement in carbon fibre bundles were determined by optical microscopy and automated image analysis. Successive steps of abrading, polishing and acquiring micro¬graphs of the sample surface made it feasible to analyse the micro-structure over a series of cross-sections along the fibre bundle path. Random and systematic changes in local filament arrangements were determined. Systematic changes were related to the interaction of a fibre bundle with an intersect¬ing binder thread leading to a local increase of the fibre volume fraction at the interface. Random clus¬tering of filaments in areas of high or low fibre volume fractions within the fibre bundles were found to be unaffected by the relative position of the bundle.
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spelling nottingham-332762020-05-04T17:45:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33276/ Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles Gommer, F. Endruweit, A. Long, A.C. Local variations in the random filament arrangement in carbon fibre bundles were determined by optical microscopy and automated image analysis. Successive steps of abrading, polishing and acquiring micro¬graphs of the sample surface made it feasible to analyse the micro-structure over a series of cross-sections along the fibre bundle path. Random and systematic changes in local filament arrangements were determined. Systematic changes were related to the interaction of a fibre bundle with an intersect¬ing binder thread leading to a local increase of the fibre volume fraction at the interface. Random clus¬tering of filaments in areas of high or low fibre volume fractions within the fibre bundles were found to be unaffected by the relative position of the bundle. Elsevier 2016-04-20 Article PeerReviewed Gommer, F., Endruweit, A. and Long, A.C. (2016) Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 87 . pp. 131-137. ISSN 1359-835X Carbon fibres; Microstructures; Statistical properties/methods; Optical microscopy http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.04.019 doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.04.019 doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.04.019
spellingShingle Carbon fibres; Microstructures; Statistical properties/methods; Optical microscopy
Gommer, F.
Endruweit, A.
Long, A.C.
Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
title Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
title_full Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
title_fullStr Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
title_full_unstemmed Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
title_short Quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
title_sort quantification of micro-scale variability in fibre bundles
topic Carbon fibres; Microstructures; Statistical properties/methods; Optical microscopy
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33276/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33276/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33276/