Experimental Study on the Effects of Thermal Cycling and Ultraviolet Irradiation on Stable Characteristics of Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Polymer Composite Shells

Zhang, Zheng; Ji, Xinyue; Sun, Min; Xiong, Libin; Zhang, Guang; Ding, Wenjie; Li, Jiquan; Jiang, Shaofei

doi:10.3390/ma18091942

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Experimental Study on the Effects of Thermal Cycling and Ultraviolet Irradiation on Stable Characteristics of Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Polymer Composite Shells

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Zheng Zhang

^1,2,

Xinyue Ji

¹,

Min Sun

^1,2,3,*

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Libin Xiong

¹,

Guang Zhang

^1,2,

Wenjie Ding

^1,2,

Jiquan Li

^1,2 and

Shaofei Jiang

^1,2

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College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

²

Key Laboratory of Special Purpose Equipment and Advanced Processing Technology, Ministry of Education and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

³

Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute Technology, Beijing 100081, China

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Materials 2025, 18(9), 1942; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091942

Submission received: 5 March 2025 / Revised: 31 March 2025 / Accepted: 16 April 2025 / Published: 24 April 2025

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials, Volume II)

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Abstract

Carbon fiber/epoxy composites are widely used in aerospace due to their strength and ease of fab weatherrication, but they suffer from glass transition at high temperatures. In contrast, carbon fiber/bismaleimide composites exhibit superior thermal stability, irradiation resistance, and toughness. This study investigates the effects of thermal cycling and UV irradiation on carbon fiber/bismaleimide composite shells. Anti-symmetric shells with varying ply angles were tested under two-point tensile loading. Results show that these shells maintain stability between −70 °C and 180 °C, outperforming epoxy-based composites. This research offers valuable insights for aerospace applications of such bistable shells under thermal and UV aging conditions.

Keywords: bistable composite shells; carbon fiber; bismaleimide resin; epoxy resin; aging

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Zhang, Z.; Ji, X.; Sun, M.; Xiong, L.; Zhang, G.; Ding, W.; Li, J.; Jiang, S. Experimental Study on the Effects of Thermal Cycling and Ultraviolet Irradiation on Stable Characteristics of Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Polymer Composite Shells. Materials 2025, 18, 1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091942

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Zhang Z, Ji X, Sun M, Xiong L, Zhang G, Ding W, Li J, Jiang S. Experimental Study on the Effects of Thermal Cycling and Ultraviolet Irradiation on Stable Characteristics of Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Polymer Composite Shells. Materials. 2025; 18(9):1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091942

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Zhang, Zheng, Xinyue Ji, Min Sun, Libin Xiong, Guang Zhang, Wenjie Ding, Jiquan Li, and Shaofei Jiang. 2025. "Experimental Study on the Effects of Thermal Cycling and Ultraviolet Irradiation on Stable Characteristics of Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Polymer Composite Shells" Materials 18, no. 9: 1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091942

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Zhang, Z., Ji, X., Sun, M., Xiong, L., Zhang, G., Ding, W., Li, J., & Jiang, S. (2025). Experimental Study on the Effects of Thermal Cycling and Ultraviolet Irradiation on Stable Characteristics of Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Polymer Composite Shells. Materials, 18(9), 1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091942

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