Warping in advanced composite tools with varying angles and radii

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 891-893

  Huang, C K ^a   Yang, S Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advanced composite tools; Mold angle; Mold radius; Warp angle

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION;

ADVANCED COMPOSITE TOOLS (ACT); WARPING;

TOOLS;

EID: 0031365976     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00045-6     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Monfort, G. and Bragard, A., A Simple Model of Shape Errors in Forming and its Application to the Reduction of Springback, Reported in Centre de Recherches Metallurgiques, 1988, p. 273.
2. Radford, D.W., Volume fraction gradient induced warpage in curved composite plates. Composites Engineering, 1995, 5, 923.
3. Jam, L.K. and Mai, Y.W., On residual stress induced distortions during fabrication of composite shells. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 1996, 15, 793.
4. Huang, C.K. and Yang, S.Y., Study on accuracy of angled advanced composites tools. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 1997, 12(3).
5. Yang, S.Y. and Huang, C.K., Curvature predictions Oof flat advanced composite tools based on measured volume fraction gradient. Journal of Advanced Materials, 1997, 28(2).
6. Fiberite Company, Material Data for Tooling Prepreg Systems, 1989.