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Experiments were performed with continuous carbon fiber reinforced PEEK, using the diaphragm forming technique for the purpose of improving the control of the process of part formation. Both UD and woven C/PEEK prepregs were employed with a single diaphragm of UPILEX The effect of temperature, pressure and time on the quality of the formed parts was studied. The most important result of the study is the demonstration that very short times over which the forming hydrostatic pressure is applied, of the order of few seconds,lead to less uneven thickness distribution and less fiber wash.
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Pantelakis, S.G., Tsahalis, D.T., Kermanidis, T.B., Kalogeropoulos, S.R. (1990). Experimental Investigation of the Superplastic Forming Technique Using Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Peek. In: Füller, J., Grüninger, G., Schulte, K., Bunsell, A.R., Massiah, A. (eds) Developments in the Science and Technology of Composite Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0787-4_8
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