Welkom!Visit Dutch Delegation Composite Actors

13.03.2017

@ SIM

Content• SIM introduction• IBN Composites introduction• Pitches Flemish players:

• Research institutes:• KU Leuven• VUB• UAntwerpen• Sirris / SLC

• Companies:• Basaltex• Picanol• Carbon Repair• L&D Waterjet• Moss Composites• Bridon-Bekaert• Siemens Industry Software as M3 program coordinator

• Ugent Composites: lab visit introduction

SIM is the spearhead cluster Materials in Flanders

Mission and objectives:

By:1. Generating open innovation environment for close collaboration

between industries and knowledge centers2. Strengthening the scientific base and build technology platforms in

relevant themes3. Promoting transition to higher TRL levels (*)

4. Pushing synergies with regional initiatives5. Increasing the international impact

Contribute to the competitive position of the materials industry in Flanders

(*) TRL : Technology Readiness Level

SIM activities: summary

• One-stop-shop materials innovation• Objective role in guiding material innovation related questions to best-placed actors

• SIM programs• Open innovation environment with mixed industrial / academic consortia working on

a mid- to long-term roadmap in phased project approach

• Special Interest Groups• “sub-clusters” for networking & match making activities to identify collaborative

project opportunities

• Valorization & Demonstration projects

• Events, matchmaking, advise on funding calls, (…)

Ongoing SIM activities re Composites• Programs

• Nanoforce: next generation polymer hybrids• R& D on novel composite materials• Consortium of 15 industrial partners + 5 research centers• http://www.sim-flanders.be/research-program/nanoforce

• M3: Macro Modeling Mat see pitch Laszlo Farkas• Macro modelling of lightweight materials: fibre reinforced composites, printed lattice structures,

reduced noise-vibration harshness• Consortium of 16 industrial partners + 4 research centers• http://www.sim-flanders.be/research-program/m3

• H-INT-S: Hard – INTerface - Soft• Focus on detailed research (modelling, characterization, high throughput experimentation) of

interfaces between hard and soft materials, eg reinforcement vs matrix.• http://www.sim-flanders.be/research-program/h-int-s

• “sub-cluster” IBN Composites: see next slide

• Some relevant links:• http://www.sim-flanders.be/news/lightweight-materials-needs-flemish-oems• http://www.sim-flanders.be/ket-roadmap-advanced-materials-flanders

IBN Composieten IBN Composieten: LEDEN▪ 3M▪ Allnex▪ Basaltex▪ Beaulieu▪ Bombardier▪ Campine▪ carbonrepair▪ CGK-Group▪ CTF 2000▪ Delta A.T.▪ Econcore▪ Finipur▪ Fitco▪ Flipts en Dobbels▪ FRX Polymers▪ Gilbos▪ Johns Manville

▪ Jonckvansteen▪ Kreglinger▪ L&D Jet Techniek▪ LPW▪ Moss Composites▪ Orfit▪ Paneltim▪ Picanol▪ REIN4CED▪ Robosoft▪ Sabca Lummen▪ Samsonite▪ Seyntex▪ Spiromatic▪ Tenneco Autom.▪ Van de Wiele▪ Vitalo

#1 verbindingstechnieken

#2 Automatisatie

#3 Brandwerende composieten#4 Recyclage

#5 valoriseren biogebaseerde composieten (oa vlas)

#6 3D printen composieten

#7 vermengen van garens

#8 oppervlakte-eigenschappen

#9 Opleiding operator composietverwerking

#10 Normering

#11 Smart composites

#12 Testen (NDT) en reparatie composietonderdelen

#13 Gezondheidsrisico’s composieten

#14 Composieten op maat

Thema’s

Contactpersoon: Wouter Geurts Wouter.geurts@agoria.be

KU Leuven MTM

KU Leuven MTM

Wat kunnen we leren over composieten via elektronenmicroscopie?

Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT)Universiteit Antwerpen

Alexander NeirinckxContact: alexander.neirinckx@uantwerpen.be, +32 3 265 32 59

Analyse van composietmaterialen met elektronmicroscopie

Bepaling van de microstructuur (2D & 3D), spectroscopische metingen (chemische analyse) en mechanische karakterisatie (treksterkte, indentatie, buigen, …) op het nano- en microniveau

• Dimensies: van atomaire tot micronschaal

• Zowel matrix, interfase- en oppervlaktemetingen

• Harde en zachte materialen

• In situ en ex situ metingen

• Gebruik voor input en validatie van modellen

Stress-Strain curve of MF MC

Brittle fracture

C Fiber

epoxy

3 mm

In-situ TEM

• Krachtmetingen

• Bepaling elasiticiteitsmodulus

• Stalen opwarmen / koelen / deformeren

Surface

Fiber

7 µm

• 6 TEM, 3 SEM, 1 FIB, 1 XRD, …

• Verscheidene onderzoeksmodi (visualisatie, diffractie, spectroscopie,…)

• Verscheidene staalhouders (2D, 3D, …)

• Verscheidene in-situ opties(opwarmen, koelen, deformatie, …)

• …

A hub for composite innovations• Sirris Leuven-Gent Composites Application Lab

• Open initiative by KU Leuven, UGent and Sirris

• Engineering, prototyping and testing lab

• Create composite innovations for• Material producers

• Composite part convertors

• Designers of composite parts, OEMs

A hub for composite innovations

Conceptual design

material, process,

tooling, design

Product design

Process development

Validation

prototyping, testing,

production planning

IndustrializationFeasibility study

Prototypes and demonstrators

Basaltex

• Contact person: Wouter Verbouwe

• Distribution of basalt fibers and development of semi-finished products for composite industry for over 15 years.

• Basalt fibers are extruded from basalt stones with high mechanical properties combined with high heat, fire and chemical resistance.

• Basalt roving is a natural product: 100% mineral, ecological and recyclable.

• www.basaltex.com JEC – Paris: Hall 5A – C64

Picanol

• Contact person: Joost Deseyne

• http://www.picanol.be/

• Product: weaving machines

• Markets: textile industry

• Interested in using high grade composites for dynamically heavy loaded applications in weaving machines

Jurgen FontaineJoachim Vanwalleghemwww.Carbonrepair.be

Opleidingen & ondersteuning

reparaties hoogwaardige composietmaterialen

• Opleidingen• Aviation• Automotive• Cycling

• Kwaliteitslabel• Onderzoek & Ontwikkeling• Opleidingen op maat

L & D Waterjet

• Contact person: Inge Lefevre

• http://www.lendwaterjet.be

• Specialized in machining all kind of parts in Composite, plastics and metallic; specific state of the art Technology for machining carbon fiber reinforced composites with 5-axis waterjet cutting and 5-axis milling /drilling technology

• Markets: Aviation, Medical, Petrochemical, Machinebuilding, Architectural, building, design…..

Moss Composites

• Contact person: Stefan Van Raemdonck

• http://www.mosscomposites.be/

• Structural composites (design and production) with carbon fiberreinforced thermoset and thermoplastic composites

• Markets: aerospace, aviation, UAV industry (drones), transport, automotive, machine engineering

• Services: repair of carbon reinforced composite parts

Bridon - Bekaert

• Contact person: Christof Dewijngaert

• https://www.bridon-bekaert.com

• Steelcords and fabrics of fine steel cord • High strength: up to 4GPA• High flexibility: down to micrometer

• High impact absorption • Maintain integrity after impact• Cut resistance• Electromagnetic behavior

Siemens Industry Software M3 program coordinator• Contact person: Laszlo Farkas

• http://www.sim-flanders.be/research-program/m3

Composite Materials Research @UGent-MMS

Prof. dr. ir. Wim Van Paepegem

• DEPARTMENT MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

RESEARCH GROUP MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

http://www.composites.ugent.be/

Mechanical testing• Static testing

• Impact testing

• drop weight impact

• Compression After Impact (CAI)

• high strain-rate testing

• crushing and energy absorption

• dynamic delamination testing

• Fatigue testing

• tension/compression, bending, shear

• multiaxial fatigue (tension/torsion)

• fatigue of delaminations and joints

• Vibration/NVH testing

• damping measurements

• Fracture Mechanics testing

• fracture properties of bulk polymer

• mode I testing (DCB)

• mode II testing (ENF, ELS)

• mixed mode testing (MMB, SLS)

• fracture properties of adhesives/coatings

• Structural testing

• bird strike testing

• impact testing of large composite components

• testing of racing bicycle frames

• outdoor testing (wave impact, blast testing, sailing yachts,…)

CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING• Digital Image Correlation

• full-field strain measurement

• high-resolution DIC (~mm samples)

• high-speed DIC (500 000 fps)

• Optical fibre sensors

• surface mounted and embedded in composites

• down to 60 mm diameter

• Optical grating methods

• Online video-microscopy

• monitoring of crack growth

• evolution of fatigue damage

• Micro-tomography (micro-CT)

• Optical microscopy

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

• Ultrasound scanning

• measurement of elastic stiffness tensor

• measurement of delaminations

• thickness measurement of coatings

• detection of defects

• Laser scanning vibrometery for defects

• Active thermography for defect detection

• Capacitive sensors for cure monitoring

• Mechanoluminescent powder

Loading direction

• Dry yarn and fabric mechanics

• Micro-scale modelling

• unit cell with periodic boundary conditions

• coupled visco-plasticity-damage-failure

• fibre/matrix interface debonding

• thermomechanical fatigue of short fibre composites

• Meso-scale modelling

• unit cell of texile composites

• static damage development

• fatigue initiation and propagation

• Fracture mechanics

• stress intensity factors

• (dynamic) delamination modelling

• Macro-scale (ply-based modelling)

• (analytical) prediction of interlaminar stresses

• fatigue initiation and propagation

• low-velocity impact and Compression After Impact (CAI)

• strain-rate dependent stiffness, strength and toughness

• dynamic crushing

• Structural scale modelling

• bird strike modelling

• wind turbine blade modelling

• topology and shape optimization

• miscellaneous (tent structures, bicycle frames,…)

Numerical modelling

Besides composite materials…• Thermoset and thermoplastic polymers

• Dynamic fracture models for brittle and ductile polymers, including rate-

dependence and crack branching

• Combined visco-plastic/damage/fracture material models for polymeric

materials

• Vitrimers for re-shapeable and recyclable composites

• Laminated glass

• Directional brittle smeared cracking models for glass

• Strain-rate dependent hyperelastic models for soft polymer interlayers in

laminated glass

• 3D printed materials

• Static and fatigue properties of 3D printed polymers (PA12) and metals

(titanium, stainless steel)

• Topology optimization of 3D printed structures

• Foams

• Simulation of impact and energy absorption behaviour of EPS foams for

bicycle helmets

• Use of foams and other novel materials in string music instruments

Wim VAN PAEPEGEMProfessor mechanics of composites

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

E Wim.VanPaepegem@ugent.be

T +32 9 331 04 32

F +32 9 264 58 33

www.composites.ugent.be

• Ghent University

@ugent

Ghent University