@inproceedings{7e42c0df1ffd47cd9c89e057a30328d1,
title = "RAPID-CURE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES BY FRONTAL POLYMERIZATION",
abstract = "Frontal polymerization (FP) is a rapid energy-efficient curing technique that substantially reduces the manufacturing burdens for thermoset polymers and composites by leveraging the monomer{\textquoteright}s enthalpy of polymerization to provide the energy necessary for conversion rather than relying on an external source. Our current research focuses on frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) of dicyclopentadiene and integration within carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs). We manufacture carbon FRPCs utilizing a combination of iso-static pressing, vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), and FP to rapidly manufacture composites with fiber volume fractions up to 65%. Properties of the FRPC are improved with the incorporation of a norbornene-based short-chain ester cross-linker.",
keywords = "Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC), Frontal polymerization, dicyclopentadiene, out-of-autoclave",
author = "Nil Parikh and Sagar Vyas and Douglas Ivanoff and Philippe Geubelle and Nancy Sottos",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. 1830635) through the LEAP-HI: Manufacturing USA program. We thank Dev Patel and Thien Le for assistance with layup materials preparation and thermal characterization. N.A.P acknowledges the support of a graduate followship from the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign. The authors extend gratitude to the late Prof. Scott White for his guidance and inspiring outlook on materials. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Parikh et al.; 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 ; Conference date: 26-06-2022 Through 30-06-2022",
year = "2022",
language = "English (US)",
series = "ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability",
publisher = "Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)",
pages = "586--592",
editor = "Vassilopoulos, {Anastasios P.} and Veronique Michaud",
booktitle = "Manufacturing",
}