Digital fiber length determination for injection molded glass fiber reinforced composite materials
Fibrous materials are essential in industries such as lightweight automotive materials [1] [2], filtration [3], and hygiene products [4]. The properties of these materials depend on microstructural geometric statistics, making the analysis of individual fibers a powerful tool in material engineeri...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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2025-02-01
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Series: | e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing |
Online Access: | https://www.ndt.net/search/docs.php3?id=30747 |
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Summary: | Fibrous materials are essential in industries such as lightweight automotive materials [1] [2], filtration [3], and hygiene products [4]. The properties of these materials depend on microstructural geometric statistics, making the analysis of individual fibers a powerful tool in material engineering. Fiber length, for example, is a fundamental parameter influencing material properties in composites and nonwovens. Traditional methods for determining fiber length are labor-intensive, prone to user bias, and time-consuming. In contrast, CT-scan-based approaches offer a novel, non-destructive, and reproducible method to assess fiber length distribution. These digital techniques enable the easy analysis of freshly manufactured samples and their re-examination after use to investigate material aging, including changes in fiber length, the matrix, or other components. In this work, we present our method to measure fiber length in micro-CT-scans and compare it to an established experimental method.
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ISSN: | 1435-4934 |