WO1997023343A1 - Z-pin reinforced bonded composite repairs - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to repair of composite structure, and, more particularly, to a bonded patch for advanced composite structure where the patch is strengthened and reinforced with Z-pins.
- thermoplastic composite materials are finding broader acceptance and application in industry, especially in modern military and civilian aircraft.
- High temperature thermoplastic, fiber reinforced composite material possesses high strength, high stiffness, and desirable damage tolerance characteristics.
- Thermoplastic composites can be made by several low cost manufacturing processes.
- thermoplastic composite material poses challenges for structural repairs, especially field repairs, which are essential if the thermoplastic composites are to find wide scale use. For example, airplanes are too valuable and too expensive to keep grounded for any extended length of time, especially commercial aircraft where grounding for hours has significant commercial repercussions.
- Bonded repairs involve removing the damaged area to prepare an appropriate interface for the patch.
- the damaged material is usually scarfed away to prepare a tapered or stepped depression in the laminate using the equipment and the processes described in U.S. Patents 4,987,700 and 5,207,541, which we incorporate by reference.
- the repair hole might be shaped rather than round, as shown in U.S. Patent 4,916,880 and 4,978,404, which we also incorporate by reference. Shaped inserts for the patch material often permit load transfer better than plug patches.
- the cutout is filled with an appropriate uncured, resin prepreg materials which subsequently must be cured or bonded to the parent structure.
- adhesives are used with the prepreg materials and care is taken to provide load paths in the fiber reinforcement, if possible.
- Curing or bonding requires heat, which we usually furnish with a thermal diffusion heat blanket, like that described in U.S. Patent 5,442,156, which we also incorporate by reference. Other heaters, of course, might be used.
- the patch material might be the same material as the parent structure, or, in the present invention, because ofthe pin-reinforcement, might be a different material, such as a graphite/epoxy patch in a
- K III B/carbon fiber thermoplastic polyimide parent structure The ability to use different raw materials in the patch than those used in the parent structure enhances the suitability the present invention for field repair by broadening the candidate patch materials or by reducing the necessary field stores inventory.
- Conventional patches usually are selected from materials identical with the materials in the parent structure being repaired. While bonded patches provide more efficient load transfer than bolted repairs and the flush finish is less intrusive from the aerodynamic and signature standpoints, the quality ofa bonded repair, like the quality ofthe parent structure, is highly dependent on the absolute age and the aging history ofthe prepreg materials used in the patch. In addition, the quality of a conventional bonded patch is also dependent on the interface preparation, on the curing or binding process parameters (including the thermal uniformity), and, finally, on the talent and artistry ofthe workers preparing the patch. Needless to say, the combination of significant variables makes it difficult to achieve consistent structural performance in the repaired structure.
- thermoplastic structures are currently an unattractive option for thermoplastic structures, especially those using high temperature thermoplastics.
- Using thermoplastic adhesives and thermoplastic repair materials would generally damage the parent structure. While thermoplastics can be reheated to their consolidation temperature and reformed a number of times, at the temperature required to cure the high temperature thermoplastic repair material, d e parent structure would begin to soften and reconsolidate. Often the parent components are originally consolidated at high pressures often using complex tooling to achieve critical shaping and dimensions necessary for performance. Reconsolidation under field conditions would be impractical. Loss of the critical dimensions could be catastrophic. Thermoplastics are also difficult to repair using adhesive bonding because the thermoplastic resins often are resistant to solvents and adhesives. As a result, conventional bonded repairs to these thermoplastic structures produce inferior performance.
- the present invention combines Z-pinning with bonding to provide a quality field repair of composite material systems.
- Our repair concept applicable to bo thermosetting and thermoplastic structures, has elements of both mechanically fastened and adhesively bonded repair approaches, but is unique from any past hybrid repair approach.
- the small pin size and method of insertion minimize fiber breakage in the parent structure reducing the associated structural degradation.
- the present invention is a bonding method to prepare improved patches in bonded repairs of aircraft composite structure.
- Z-pins with an areal density in the range of about 0.375 - 1.50% (i.e., pins spaced in a regular array between about 0.0625 - 0.25 inches apart) in all or a portion of the patch material and cure the patch prepreg to complete the bonding.
- the patch prepreg might be a thermoplastic that matches the parent structure or may be a thermoset material otherwise incompatible with the parent structure. In some cases we remove the pins prior to curing the prepreg/adhesive.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a typical, prior art patch.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a Z-pinned path ofthe present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view ofthe repair area of Fig. 2 showing the distribution of Z-pins.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of an ultrasonic horn having a pin fixture attachment for placing the Z-pins or Z-pin holes in the repair area.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a multilayered Z-pinned patch.
- Fig. 6 is a schematic sectional view of a patch having inner plies pinned while surface plies are free of pins.
- the present invention is a Z-pinned patch for composite structure to provide improved patch strength and load transfer without stress concentration.
- the pinned patch is compatible with existing composite structure and existing repair techniques but is particularly suited for field repair of thermoplastic fiber-reinforced composite structure, and, particularly, for field repair of such composite structure on military or civilian aircraft.
- Z-pinned patches will provide new capabilities for repair personnel.
- the Z- pinned repair will provide the ability to perform consistent, quality repairs to both thermoplastic and thermosetting composite material while using currently existing repair resources, and will include the ability to repair welded thermoplastic primary structures.
- Z-pinning we mean the technique of introducing fiber reinforcement in the Z-direction ofthe fiber reinforced composite structure through normal or interlaced pins arranged with an areal density of about 0.375 - 1.5%, although higher and lower densities or graded densities might also work. Z-pinning is described in greater detail in U.S. Patent Application 08/ entitled
- the configuration and process for accomplishing a Z-pinned repair are similar to those of a conventional bonded repair.
- the only additional equipment and supplies required for the repair are an ultrasonic horn (or an equivalent means for inserting the pins) and a supply of Z-pins.
- Suitable Z-pins currently come preinserted in a foam matrix from Foster-Miller.
- the rest ofthe materials and equipment required are identical to those already used for bonded repairs in the field and the depot maintenance environment.
- the proposed configuration ofthe ultrasonic horn is quite similar to existing, fueled capable ultrasonic cutters and welders, although we used a horn best suited for welding metals in the test panels we have repaired to date.
- a patch requires scarfing away ofthe damaged area to expose the fiber reinforcement ofthe separate laminate layers of parent composite structure 102 either in a tapered or stepped cut with the subsequent insertion of a patch together with an adhesive 104, as appropriate, along the bond line (i.e., the interface).
- the patch 100 is flush with the outer, exposed surface ofthe parent structure 102.
- the hot melt or thermally activated adhesive 104 glues the cured patch to the parent structure 102.
- Fig. 2 illustrates a Z-pinned patch using precured thermoplastic material for the patch 100.
- the patch 100 is first cut to fit the damage area either as a scarfed patch, as shown, or an external "scab" patch.
- a layer of adhesive 104 optionally is applied to the parent structure 102 in the form of film or paste.
- the precured patch 100 is then seated against the parent structure 102.
- the Z-pins 106 are inserted through the patch 100 and into the parent structure 102 using an ultrasonic horn.
- the adhesive 104 bonds, seals, and shims the patch 100 to ensure superior fitup. We cure the adhesive using a heat blanket controlled by a hot bonder but could substitute any other suitable heater.
- thermosetting material instead of using precured thermoplastic material matching the parent structure, we can use thermosetting material in the patch.
- thermosetting material for example, we might use Boeing BMS 8-212 or BMS 8-297 graphite/epoxy for a patch and for the bondline adhesive in K III B polyimide thermoplastic parent structure with steel pins at an areal density of about 0.375% (i.e., 0.25 inches apart)
- These graphite/epoxy patches are already stocked in most military depots. Therefore, their application to high temperature thermoplastic composite repairs reduces the "logistics tail.” It also shows the versatility ofthe repair process ofthe present invention.
- An alternative multilayer pin patch (Fig. 5) staggers the Z-pins along the tapered interface, but requires that the patch inlay be applied in separate pieces. If desired, we can use an adhesive 104 between layers ofthe patch or additional pins 106 to tie the separate pieces together, or both.
- the pins may be metal (such as steel, copper, or titanium) glass, graphite, or carbon fibers of appropriate length. WE prefer titanium to eliminate galvanic corrosion but the repair cost is higher. Exemplary pin diameters are in the range of about 0.010 - 0.030 and the pins typically are inches about 0.100 to 0.500 inches in length. The pins should have a Young's modulus of elasticity of at least about IO 7 . The pins can be barbed, if appropriate, to further enhance pulloff strength. The pins typically are spaced in a regular array at a center-to-center spacing density of about 0.0625 - 0.25 inches, although other arrangements and pin densities might be used. We can cover the entire area ofthe interface or over a subportion, as shown in Fig.
- FIG. 6 Another repair alternative is shown in Fig. 6 where we inserted pins in the inner plies of uncured patch material (rather than precured material as with the other options), but pins are not used with the surface plies. While the pins are being inserted, the heat they generate along with the ultrasonically induced vibration cause adhesive resin to wick along the pin, which serves to anchor the pins in the parent material more securely. If desired, all the repair plies can be positioned before inserting the pins. In addition, the ability to trim the pins and place one or two plies over them is probably provides aesthetic, electro-magnetic energy (lightning strike and electrostatic discharge) and low observable benefits.
- the pinless patches carried even higher loads than those having pins with load strengths in the range of 7200-8300 lbs.
- the resin is a common, (e.g., more compatible or less invasive) material in the composite rather than a foreign material like steel or the resin is homogeneous with the laminate's resin.
- Patch repair material BMS 8-297 Bondline adhesive: BMS 8-245 (10 mils)
- Surface preparation hand sand; wipe with
- Load was measured following an environmental soak (160 F & rel. humidity 85%)
- Z-pinning provided higher strength than a conventional patch and as high as about 87% ofthe strength of undamaged structure.
- pin fixture attachment 200 (Fig. 4)
- high strength pins 202 are mounted permanently in a plate 204 that attaches directly to the ultrasonic horn 206. Ultrasonic vibration from the horn assists both inserting and removing the pins 202 from the part. Since the pins 202 do not need to go entirely through the repair material and the part, they can be somewhat shorter on the attachment 200 than the regular pins (approximately 1/8 inch long) which would make them less susceptible to damage during repeated use.
- the attachment's main advantage would be in reducing or eliminating the need for an inventory of consumable pins. It would also speed up the process of inserting and removing the pins.
- a pinless patch with resin filled holes carried about a 10-20% greater load than our pinned patch.
- the composite might be a metal/reinforced resin matrix composite laminate having alternating layers of metal foil, like titanium, with a composite, such as thermosetting epoxy or K-IIIB thermoplastic polyimide. While we have described preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will readily recognize alterations, variations, and modifications which might be made without departing from the inventive concept. Therefore, interpret the claims liberally with the support ofthe full range of equivalents known to those of ordinary skill based upon this description. The examples are given to illustrate the invention and not intended to limit it. Accordingly, limit the claims only as necessary in view ofthe pertinent prior art.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE69620016T DE69620016T2 (en) | 1995-12-22 | 1996-12-02 | REPAIR SYSTEM FOR COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH Z-SHAPED CLAMPS |
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