Comparison of thermo-mechanical characteristics of textile composites

Conference · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:485100

Cook, R; Ibekwe, S; Mensah, P F; Chehl, S S ^[1]

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1. Southern Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) technique holds the promise of a cost-effective means of production of composite parts. When compared to the traditional hand lay-up, autoclave cure or compression molding, it can produce a near-net shape of the part from a preform that is produced from an automatic textile process. As use and demand for composite parts increase in aerospace, automobile, and many consumer goods, it becomes expedient that the structural merits of this method be explicitly defined. This study therefore systematically compares the mechanical, and thermal properties of textile composite panels fabricated by RTM technique and the hand lay-up autoclave cure method respectively. The observable differences in the properties of the two differently fabricated materials was not significant. In fact the resulting difference in fiber density ratio could have caused this.

• OSTI ID: 485100
• Report Number(s): CONF-970146--; ISBN 1-890277-03-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
DENSITY
EPOXIDES
LAYERS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MOLDING
TEXTILES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES