Modelling of Compression Mulding of All-Thermoplastic Honeycomb Core Sandwich Components

摘要

The all-thermoplastic sandwich concept offers an opportunity to meet today's demands of recyclability and rapid processing. The concept refers tothe combination of fibre reinforced faces and either honeycomb or foam core, where the same polymer is used throughout the sandwich. The faces are fusion bonded to the core requiring careful control of the process parameters in order to achieve optimum face-core bond strength without damaging either faces or core.