Characterization of Mechanical Performance of Composites Fabricated Using Innovative Carbon Fiber Wet Laid Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparations and Experimental Setup
2.2. Halpin-Tsai Theory and Relevance
2.3. OOF Analysis Approach with Assumption of Composites Isotropy and Its Validation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. OOF Analysis Results for Isotropy Validation
3.2. Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Disclaimer
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Sample | Dir-X | Dir-Y | Ratio (x/y) | Sample | Dir-X | Dir-Y | Ratio (x/y) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M11 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 0.7 | M21 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 0.9 |
M12 | 11.1 | 33.6 | 0.3 | M22 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 0.8 |
M13 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 1.2 | M23 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
Plate | Wf% | EExperimental (GPa) | STDE (GPa) | ETheoretical (GPa) | % Out of Theoretical | σExperimental (MPa) | STDE (MPa) | σTheoretical (MPa) | % Out of Theoretical |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 P1 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 128 | 31 | 230 | 56 |
M1 P2 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 32 | 64 | 106 | 21 | 239 | 44 |
M1 P3 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 30 | 66 | 149 | 36 | 234 | 64 |
M2 P1 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 79 | 168 | 17 | 217 | 77 |
M2 P2 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 83 | 141 | 19 | 214 | 66 |
M2 P3 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 88 | 152 | 15 | 211 | 72 |
Method | Wf% Average | EExperimental (GPa) | ETheoretical (GPa) | % Out of Theoretical | σExperimental (MPa) | σTheoretical (MPa) | % Out of Theoretical |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | 33 | 19 | 27 | 71 | 114 | 225 | 51 |
M2 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 83 | 173 | 225 | 77 |
Plate | Wf% | Flex Modulus (GPa) | STDE (GPa) | STDE (%) | Flex Strength (MPa) | STDE (MPa) | STDE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 P1 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 46 | 252 | 85 | 34 |
M1 P2 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 242 | 43 | 18 |
M1 P3 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 241 | 43 | 18 |
M2 P1 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 243 | 23 | 10 |
M2 P2 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 239 | 38 | 16 |
M2 P3 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 234 | 22 | 10 |
Method | Wf% | Flex Modulus (GPa) | Flex Strength (MPa) |
---|---|---|---|
M1 | 33 | 12 | 219 |
M2 | 33 | 14 | 270 |
Plate | Wf% | ILSS (MPa) | STDE (MPa) | STDE% |
---|---|---|---|---|
M1-P1 | 35 | 16.44 | 5.62 | 34 |
M1-P2 | 39 | 21.39 | 3.46 | 16 |
M1-P3 | 37 | 23.24 | 5.63 | 24 |
M2-P1 | 30 | 31.92 | 2.41 | 8 |
M2-P2 | 29 | 30.87 | 2.05 | 7 |
M2-P3 | 28 | 25.91 | 1.58 | 6 |
Plates | Wf% | Normalized ILSS (MPa) |
---|---|---|
M1 | 33 | 18 |
M2 | 33 | 33 |
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Ghossein, H.; Hassen, A.A.; Kim, S.; Ault, J.; Vaidya, U.K. Characterization of Mechanical Performance of Composites Fabricated Using Innovative Carbon Fiber Wet Laid Process. J. Compos. Sci. 2020, 4, 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4030124
Ghossein H, Hassen AA, Kim S, Ault J, Vaidya UK. Characterization of Mechanical Performance of Composites Fabricated Using Innovative Carbon Fiber Wet Laid Process. Journal of Composites Science. 2020; 4(3):124. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4030124
Chicago/Turabian StyleGhossein, Hicham, Ahmed Arabi Hassen, Seokpum Kim, Jesse Ault, and Uday K. Vaidya. 2020. "Characterization of Mechanical Performance of Composites Fabricated Using Innovative Carbon Fiber Wet Laid Process" Journal of Composites Science 4, no. 3: 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4030124