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ArticlePolymers2026

Void Suppression Method of CFRP Variable-Thickness Structure Components by Vibration-Assisted Curing Process.

Shunming Yao, Lihua Zhan, Chenglong Guan, Dechao Zhang, Miaomiao Zhang

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shunming YaoCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7944-4300
Lihua ZhanLight Alloys Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9419-4149
Chenglong GuanSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Dechao ZhangLight Alloys Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
Miaomiao ZhangLight Alloys Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.

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Central South University Kfkt2024-06Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology 2024J01240National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFB3411102National Natural Science Foundation of China 52175373
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Abstract

Composite components with variable-thickness structures often suffer from insufficient forming pressure during curing due to complex pressure transfer in regions with abrupt thickness changes, which easily causes void defects and degrades component performance. In this study, a mechanical vibration-assisted double vacuum bag process is proposed. Finite element analysis of the vibration energy field in saturated porous composites is conducted, and curing experiments for variable-thickness specimens are designed. The effects of vibration, vacuum, and their synergy on void characteristics and mechanical properties are studied using microscopic characterization and mechanical tests. The results indicate that vibration can effectively facilitate gas discharge and accelerate resin flow, while the double vacuum bag process reduces gas discharge resistance in the early curing stage by delaying the vacuum negative pressure application, yet it also results in insufficient resin flow due to this delay. Through the synergistic optimization of vibration-assisted energy field parameters and the double vacuum bag process, gas-induced and flow-induced voids can be effectively suppressed while ensuring curing efficiency, reducing the macroscopic porosity of variable-thickness regions from 8.34% (single vacuum bag process) to 0.43%. This study provides a new approach for the high-quality curing and manufacturing of variable-thickness composite components.

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CFRPout-of-autoclavevariable-thickness structurevibration-assisted curing processvoids suppression

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PMID42198112
PMCPMC13211278

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