Composites longitudinal

Blend composition Longitudinal shrinkage Elongation Radial expansion... 

Property Determinations for a Glass Fiber-Reinforced Composite—Longitudinal Direction... 

For a continuous and aligned fiber-reinforced composite, longitudinal strength in tension... 

CFRP composite Longitudinal elastic modulus Efrpl 128,093 MPa... 

Thus, it is apparent that the composite longitudinal Young s modulus and major Poisson s ratio are strongly influenced by the fiber elastic response whereas the composite transverse Young s modulus and shear modulus behavior is dominated by the matrix elastic response, except at large fiber volume fractions. 

Several wick stmctures are in common use. First is a fine-pore (0.14—0.25 mm (100-60 mesh) wire spacing) woven screen which is roUed into an annular stmcture consisting of one or more wraps inserted into the heat pipe bore. The mesh wick is a satisfactory compromise, in many cases, between cost and performance. Where high heat transfer in a given diameter is of paramount importance, a fine-pore screen is placed over longitudinal slots in the vessel wall. Such a composite stmcture provides low viscous drag for Hquid flow in the channels and a small pore size in the screen for maximum pumping pressure. 

Mechanical Properties. Although wool has a compHcated hierarchical stmcture (see Fig. 1), the mechanical properties of the fiber are largely understood in terms of a two-phase composite model (27—29). In these models, water-impenetrable crystalline regions (generally associated with the intermediate filaments) oriented parallel to the fiber axis are embedded in a water-sensitive matrix to form a semicrystalline biopolymer. The parallel arrangement of these filaments produces a fiber that is highly anisotropic. Whereas the longitudinal modulus of the fiber decreases by a factor of 3 from dry to wet, the torsional modulus, a measure of the matrix stiffness, decreases by a factor of 10 (30). 

The transverse modulus, Ect, may be determined in a matmer similar to that described earlier for the longitudinal modulus. Consider a unidirectional fibre composite subjected to a transverse force, Fct, in the direction perpendicular to the fibre axis. 

Fig. 3.7 shows how the longitudinal and transverse moduli vary with volume fraction for a unidirectional fibre composite. 

Fig. 3.7 Variation of longitudinal and transverse modulus in unidirectional composites...

El and E2 refer to the longitudinal and transverse moduli for aligned fibre composites of the type shown in (Fig. 3.29). These values can be determined experimentally or using specifically formulated empirical equations. However, if the fibres are relatively long then equation (3.5) and (3.13) may be used. These give results which are sufficiently accurate for most practical purposes. 

The preceding analysis is premised on having continuous fibers of equal strength all of which fracture at the same longitudinal position. However, fibers under tension do not all have the same fracture strength nor do they fracture in the same place. Rather, because surface imperfections vary from fiber to fiber, the individual fibers have different fracture strengths. A statistical analysis is then necessary to rationally define the strength of a composite material. 

D. F. Adams and D. R. Doner, Longitudinal Shear Loading of a Unidirectional Composite, Journal of Composite Materials, January 1967, pp. 4-17. 

R. L. Hewitt and M. C. de Malherbe, An Approximation for the Longitudinal Shear Modulus of Continuous Fibre Composites, Journal of Composite Materials, April 1970, pp. 280-282. 

Other researchers have substantially advanced the state of the art of fracture mechanics applied to composite materials. Tetelman [6-15] and Corten [6-16] discuss fracture mechanics from the point of view of micromechanics. Sih and Chen [6-17] treat the mixed-mode fracture problem for noncollinear crack propagation. Waddoups, Eisenmann, and Kaminski [6-18] and Konish, Swedlow, and Cruse [6-19] extend the concepts of fracture mechanics to laminates. Impact resistance of unidirectional composites is discussed by Chamis, Hanson, and Serafini [6-20]. They use strain energy and fracture strength concepts along with micromechanics to assess impact resistance in longitudinal, transverse, and shear modes. 

The polymers studied and the experimental procedure were described in the last section. The samples were made of the same PC-TLCP composite and the pure TLCP Vectra A950, respectively. To study the influence of sample forms and geometries on mechanical constants, plate samples (80 x 80 x 2 mm-) were also injection molded with a film gate. Tensile samples were then cut from the plate in the longitudinal (//) and transverse... 

Orientation of fibers relative to one another has a significant influence on the strength and other properties of fiber-reinforced composites. With respect to orientation three extremes are possible as shown in Fig. 5. Longitudinally aligned fibrous composites are inherently anisotropic, in that, maximum strength and reinforcement are... 

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