Experimental and numerical study of the effect of cure cycle, tool surface, geometry, and lay-up on the dimensional fidelity of autoclave-processed composite parts

Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 341-351

  Fernlund, G ^a   Rahman, N ^a   Courdji, R ^a   Bresslauer, M ^a   Poursartip, A ^a   Willden, K ^b   Nelson, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Stress transfer; Dimensional control; E. Prepreg; E. Tooling

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; CURING; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RESINS; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL EXPANSION; TOOLS;

COMPOSITE PARTS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036497785     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(01)00123-3     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Components of manufacturing distortion in carbon fibre/epoxy angle brackets
2. Accuracy and distortion of composite parts and tools: Causes and solutions
3. On the springback effect of CFRP stringers: An experimental, analytical, and numerical analysis
4. Prediction of dimensional changes in composite laminates during cure
5. Warping in advanced composite tools with varying angles and radii
6. Curing of epoxy matrix composites
7. Mechanical property and residual stress development during cure of a graphite/BMI composite
8. Two-dimensional cure simulation of thick thermosetting composites
9. Process-induced stress and deformation in thick-section thermoset composite laminates
10. On the effects of environmental conditioning on residual stresses in composite laminates
11. Process-induced thermal stress in advanced fibre-reinforced composite laminates
12. Viscoelastic analysis of processing-induced residual stresses in thick composite laminates
13. Process-induced stress analysis of AS4/3501-6 composite material
14. RAMPC-An integrated three-dimensional design tool for processing composites
15. A two dimensional flow model for the process simulation of complex shape composite laminates
16. Process modelling of composite structures employing a virtual autoclave concept