Study on Properties of Glass-Fiber-Fabric-Reinforced Microwave-Absorbing Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Absorbent/Epoxy Resin Composites
2.3. Preparation of Prepreg
2.4. Preparation of Composite Laminates
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Simulation Results of the Composite
3.2. The Experiment Results of the Composite
3.3. The Shape Approximation Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Label | Ply Count | Lay-Up | Thickness | Lamina Thickness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1# | E1 | 5 | [0]5 | 0.55 mm | 0.11 mm |
2# | E1 | 10 | [0]10 | 1.10 mm | 0.11 mm |
3# | E1 | 15 | [0]15 | 1.65 mm | 0.11 mm |
4# | E1 | 20 | [0]20 | 2.20 mm | 0.11 mm |
Sample | Absorbing Peak | Bandwidth of RL ≤ −10 dB | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simulation | Experiment | Error | Simulation | Experiment | |
2# | 14.91 | 10.35 | 4.56 | 10.56~18 | / |
3# | 8.80 | 6.19 | 2.61 | 6.35~12.20 | 4.93~7.63 |
4# | 5.79 | 4.46 | 1.33 | 4.56~8.10 | 3.56~5.58 |
Approximation Shape | The Mass Ratio |
---|---|
Parallelogram | 80.07% |
Combination of two bows | 85.95% |
Ellipse | 90.49% |
Sample | Experiment | Parallelogram | Combination of Two Bows | Ellipse | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/ | Error | / | Error | / | Error | ||
2# | 10.35 | 13.23 | 2.88 | 9.23 | 1.12 | 5.95 | 4.4 |
3# | 6.19 | 7.98 | 1.79 | 5.63 | 0.56 | 4.03 | 2.16 |
4# | 4.46 | 5.55 | 1.09 | 4.05 | 0.41 | 2.93 | 1.53 |
Sample | Combination of Two Bows | Experiment |
---|---|---|
2# | 7.14~11.65 | / |
3# | 4.29~7.58 | 4.93~7.63 |
4# | 3.20~5.20 | 3.56~5.58 |
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Zhou, Z.; Liu, Y.; Chen, X.; Wang, Z.; Zhao, Y. Study on Properties of Glass-Fiber-Fabric-Reinforced Microwave-Absorbing Composites. Materials 2024, 17, 1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071453
Zhou Z, Liu Y, Chen X, Wang Z, Zhao Y. Study on Properties of Glass-Fiber-Fabric-Reinforced Microwave-Absorbing Composites. Materials. 2024; 17(7):1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071453
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Zhuohui, Yang Liu, Xi Chen, Zhiyong Wang, and Yan Zhao. 2024. "Study on Properties of Glass-Fiber-Fabric-Reinforced Microwave-Absorbing Composites" Materials 17, no. 7: 1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071453