Hierarchical composites for improving toughness: modelling and experimental validation

Projektinformationen

HierTough

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 654467

DOI 10.3030/654467

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 4 März 2015

Startdatum 17 August 2015

Enddatum 16 August 2016

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 91 727,40

EU-Beitrag € 91 727,40

Koordiniert durch

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
United Kingdom

Ziel

Carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are a rapidly growing class of materials as they possess excellent stiffness and strength in combination with a low density. They are vital in reaching the European objectives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to achieve more efficient material usage . They are becoming highly popular in aerospace and automotive industries, but their introduction is hampered by their low damage tolerance. This fellowship proposes a novel approach to increase the toughness and hence the damage tolerance of CFRPs by intelligently designing the microstructure of the material in a hierarchical manner. The objective is to predict the microstructure that maximises toughness through modelling, to manufacture this microstructure and to validate the predicted toughness experimentally. The translaminar fracture toughness of CFRPs is expected to be increased by 50-100%. This is realistic given the successful examples from nature as well as recent, but preliminary modelling predictions. The fellowship will benefit from synergies between the models developed by the experienced researcher during his PhD and by the supervisor’s group. An extensive and multidisciplinary framework of materials, mechanics and chemistry is uniquely available at Imperial to help to reach the objectives. The outcome of the project will help the EU to gain a competitive edge in the aerospace and automotive industries.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › automotive engineering
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites › carbon fibers
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering › additive manufacturing

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Koordinator

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 91 727,40
• Adresse: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD ; SW7 2AZ LONDON ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Westminster
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 91 727,40