Development of hybrid composites with long fiber reinforced thermoplastic

• Grant number: 18/06130-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Duration: October 01, 2018 - December 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Sergio Luiz Dulcini
• Grantee: Sergio Luiz Dulcini
• Host Company: Hyco Compostos Híbridos Eireli - ME
• CNAE: Fabricação de artefatos de material plástico não especificados anteriormente ; Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências físicas e naturais
• City: São Carlos
• Associated researchers: José Manoel Marconcini ; Luiz Henrique Capparelli Mattoso
• Associated research grant: 16/15345-1 - Development of hybrid composites with long fiber reinforced thermoplastic, AP.PIPE
• Associated grant(s): 22/11305-6 - Application of long fiber reinforced composites in high mechanical performance injection molding parts with the finite element method, AP.PIPE
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/24773-5 - Development of a system of productive operation, setup, cleaning and maintenance of an innovative line for the production of composites with unidirectional reinforcing fibers., BP.TT

Abstract

Long fiber reinforced thermoplastic (LFRT) is classified as a lightweight material, with a wide range of applications in many different commercial areas, such as, aerospace, automobile, construction, naval, agribusiness and electrical power transmission. Besides its mechanical properties versus its density, the advantages of LFRT as structural materials include low cost process, manufacturability of complex designs by injection mold and recyclability. Our last project with the same title showed that the die developed was efficient in wetting all the fiber with resin for composites with more than 40% of fiber concentration. Besides that, the companies that have been interviewed through 4th entrepreneurial program, on July to September 2017, revealed that these clients has great interest in those kinds of solutions. Actually, HYCO has its own proprietary technology for composites thermoplastics and it means that HYCO will use it with a big advantage to support clients with standards and tailor made products. The goals for this project are to build a new plant for high production composites, as well as for development of new compositions and new tools and increase the production rate of composites with the knowledge that was developed in the first PIPE Phase. It means that HYCO will be able to supply the clients with samples, small volume orders and technical data sheet for each product. (AU)