Method and apparatus for producing composites of materials exhibiting thermoplastic properties

Title: Method and apparatus for producing composites of materials exhibiting thermoplastic properties

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A mobile device for the complete consolidation of layers of material which exhibit thermoplastic properties for the formation of a composite of the layers upon a complex contoured substrate. The principal of the device is to provide heating into the molten temperature range of the thermoplastic material, applying sufficient pressure to the layers to cause flow of the plastic for a time sufficient to achieve full consolidation of the layers, and quickly cooling the structure to prevent delamination or other non-consolidation action. In the preferred form, there is an element to deposit a layer of the mateiral against another layer in close proximity. The two layers are pre-heated to near the melting temperature, and then further heated into the melting temperature range as they are brought into intimate contact with sufficient pressure to cause flow of the plastic for a time sufficient to achieve the full consolidation. The structure is then cooled. The mechanism for the application of pressure is selected such that the layers can be deformed to conform to a complex contour. In the preferred form, this pressurization is produced using a compliant hood that supplies both the pressure and at least a portion of the melting temperature,more »« less

Inventors:

Garvey, Raymond E. ^[1]; Grostick, Edmund T. ^[2]

(Knoxville, TN)
(Faragut, TN)

Issue Date:: 1992-01-01

Research Org.:: LOCKHEED MARTIN ENRGY SYST INC

OSTI Identifier:: 868112

Patent Number(s):: 5078821

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) ORNL

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; apparatus; producing; composites; materials; exhibiting; thermoplastic; properties; mobile; device; complete; consolidation; layers; material; exhibit; formation; composite; complex; contoured; substrate; principal; provide; heating; molten; temperature; range; applying; sufficient; pressure; flow; plastic; time; achieve; quickly; cooling; structure; prevent; delamination; non-consolidation; action; preferred; form; element; deposit; layer; mateiral; close; proximity; pre-heated; near; melting; heated; brought; intimate; contact; cooled; mechanism; application; selected; deformed; conform; contour; pressurization; produced; compliant; hood; supplies; portion; operation; described; relative; fiber-reinforced; peek; fully-consolidated; applications; discussed; plastic material; thermoplastic material; provide heat; melting temperature; close proximity; time sufficient; temperature range; intimate contact; preferred form; sufficient pressure; applying sufficient; materials exhibiting; prevent delamination; thermoplastic properties; consolidated composite; /156/492/

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  abstractNote = {A mobile device for the complete consolidation of layers of material which exhibit thermoplastic properties for the formation of a composite of the layers upon a complex contoured substrate. The principal of the device is to provide heating into the molten temperature range of the thermoplastic material, applying sufficient pressure to the layers to cause flow of the plastic for a time sufficient to achieve full consolidation of the layers, and quickly cooling the structure to prevent delamination or other non-consolidation action. In the preferred form, there is an element to deposit a layer of the mateiral against another layer in close proximity. The two layers are pre-heated to near the melting temperature, and then further heated into the melting temperature range as they are brought into intimate contact with sufficient pressure to cause flow of the plastic for a time sufficient to achieve the full consolidation. The structure is then cooled. The mechanism for the application of pressure is selected such that the layers can be deformed to conform to a complex contour. In the preferred form, this pressurization is produced using a compliant hood that supplies both the pressure and at least a portion of the melting temperature, as well as the cooling. The apparatus, and method of operation, are described relative to the use of fiber-reinforced PEEK in the making of fully-consolidated composites. Other applications are discussed.},

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