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ME 412
First a little Business
Adds/Drops after class today call me crazy add max (10 teams) *(3,4)
That is what I have specimens for 38ish people
LAB
lots-o-reading on PLEARN
print out lab handout
quick read ASTM specs and Vishay strain info
BOOKs El Cartel now known as Cal Poly Store should have some
by Friday?
Carbon/E-glass-Epoxy
Vacuum-infused
Bonded Root Joint
Why Composites?
Why Composites
Carbon/Epoxy
Su1 = 350 ksi
Su2 = 8ksi
E1 = 27 msi
E2 = 1.35 msi
g = .055 lb/in3
Aluminum 7075-T6
Su = 75 ksi
E = 10 msi
g = .100 lb/in3
Su/Dens
E/Density
(msi)
Weight
Density
(lb/in3)
(ksi)
103 in
106 in
Steel
4130 (Normalized)
Aermet 100
90
280
29
28
0.283
0.281
318
996
102
100
Aluminum 7075-T6
75
10.3
0.101
743
102
Titanium (6AL-4V)
150
16
0.16
938
100
170
3.5
350
8
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40
0.9
27
1.35
13.8
0.055
0.055
0.06
0.06
0.06
3091
64
5833
133
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727
16
450
23
231
S2 Glass/Epoxy (long)
S2 Glass/Epoxy (trans)
220
5
5.6
1.5
0.07
0.07
3143
71
80
21
25
11
1
0.175
0.05
0.04
500
275
20
4
Sitka Spruce
1.57
0.015
467
105
Material System
File: Material_specifics.xls
Fatigue endurance
Fibers again stop crack progression
Composites can be very good in fatigue (rotorcraft blades)
Look out for the other (joints and environment)
Creep
Fibers good, matrix not so good, data?
Hardness, wear
polymer matrix is soft. Wear is proportional to pressure, velocity,
hardness
Dimensional stability
can be good or bad, directional and of course matrix and fiber dependant
Thermal Stability
Same as dimensional, but watch out for high temps (which are really low
relative to metals) with polymer matrix composites. There are metal and
refractory matrix materials as well!
Hygroscopic sensitivity
Matrix swells and strains with water, watch out for chemical compatibility
Weatherability
Consider paints and coatings
Erosion resistance
Corrosion resistance
Watch out for batteries at your joints!
Consult galvanic series, coat and shield
Conductivity
Electrical conducts or doesnt conduct (lightning strike, EMI shielding)
Thermal
10
Initial costs
Life-cycle costs
Sustainability recycle and reuse issues are active research areas and problematic for
thermosetting resin systems!
11
When weight matters compost can win, the relative value of weight savings
6 bucks a gallon?
An interesting economics problem
Now?
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13
14
What is the oldest, simplest and most commonly used method for
fabrication of a composite with a thermosetting resin system?
Advantages, disadvantages?
15
Filament Winding
Tape Wrapping
Fiber Placement
Autoclave Layup
Bladder molding
Liquid Molding (VRI, RTM, VARTM)
Injection Molding, SRIM
Sheet Molding Compound (Compression
Molding
16
Analysis/Design
Layup schedule
Lamina Type
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