Flat-knitted innovative three-dimensional spacer fabrics: a competitive solution for lightweight composite applications
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Abstract
Flat-knitted spacer fabrics offer a strong potential for complex shape preforms, which could be used to manufacture composites with reduced waste and shorter production times. A reinforced spacer fabric made of individual surface layers and joined with connecting layers shows improved mechanical properties for lightweight applications, such as textile-based sandwich preforms. We report the development of flat-knitted multi-layered innovative three-dimensional (3D) spacer fabrics from hybrid yarns consisting of glass and polypropylene filaments. Moreover, for structural health monitoring of composites, sensor networks could be created into a 3D spacer fabric structure in a single processing step through innovative integration of functional yarns.
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OpenAlex topics: Textile materials and evaluations · Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM), Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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