The Impact of Methods of Forming on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber-reinforced Polymer-matrix Composite Materials

2015
Krzysztof Piernik, Irena Chatys, Rafal Andrzej Chatys

The aim of this paper was to analyze how different techniques of production of fibrous composite materials affect the quality and strength properties of composite laminates. In this study, we use experimental data concerning a composite fabricated with the by hand lay-up and vacuum bagging method. The composites have a polyester matrix (Firestop 8175-w-1) reinforced with mate-glass fiber fabric [0/90/0/90] E glass fiber, respectively. The process parameters and criteria were determined before the samples were cut, namely the amount and soaking time of the composite with the polymer resin.

Keywords
Composite, fibrous composite materials, forming, strength, technology
DOI
10.1515/tae-2015-0001

Piernik, K., Chatys, I., Chatys, R. The Impact of Methods of Forming on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber-reinforced Polymer-matrix Composite Materials. Transport and Aerospace Engineering. Vol.2, 2015, pp.5-12. ISSN 2255-968X. e-ISSN 2255-9876. Available from: doi:10.1515/tae-2015-0001

Publication language
English (en)