Investigation of fast curing epoxy resins regarding process induced distortions of fibre reinforced composites

Unavoidable deformations occur during part production due to the non-isotropic nature of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP). These deformations often lead to dissatisfaction of tolerances or result in cost and time intensive rework of the tooling. In a cost driven production environment, similar to the automotive industry, it is essential to predict the deformations early on in the part development process in order to compensate toolings...