Experimental Investigation of Resin Transfer Molded T-300/PR520 Laminate Properties

Journal of Advanced Materials

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-11

  Stickler, P B ^a   Ramulu, M ^b   Tuttle, M E ^b   Coguill, S L ^c  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC RESPONSE; INTERLAMINAR TENSION; SIGNAL TRANSMISSION;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ATTENUATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEFECTS; ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MICROCRACKING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL PANELS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0348232027     PISSN: 10709789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. B.C. Hoskins and A.A. Baker, Composite Materials for Aircraft Structures, AIAA Education Series, (1986).
2. M.C.Y. Niu, Composite Airframe Structures: Practical Design Information and Data, Conmilit Press LTD, (1992).
3. P.B. Stickler, M. Ramulu, and P.S. Johnson, "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Transverse Stitched T-Joints in Bending," Composite Structures, 50 (1), 17, (2000).
4. P.B. Stickler, M. Ramulu and B. Van West, "Transverse Stitched T-joints in Bending with PR520 Resin: Initial Results," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 20 (1), 65, (2001).
5. ASTM Draft No. 1, Out-of-Plane Tension Test for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites. (September 1997). Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials.
6. N. Iosipescu, "New Accurate Procedure for Single Shear Testing of Metals,"J. Mat., 2 (3), 537, (1967).
7. D.F. Adams and D.E. Walrath, "Further Development of the Iosipescu Shear Test Method," Experimental Mechanics, 27 (2), 113, (1987).
8. H. Ho, M.Y. Tsai, J. Morton, and G.L. Parley, "An Experimental Investigation of Iosipescu Specimen for Composite Materials," Experimental Mechanics, 31 (4), 328, (1991).
9. M. Hunt, "Test Composites with Ultrasound," Materials Engineering, 108 (10), 30, (1991).
10. W.N. Reynolds. "Nondestructive Testing (NDT) of Fibre-Reinforced Composite Materials," Materials & Design, 5 (6) 256 (1985).
11. WA. Grandia and C.M. Fortunko, "NDE Applications of Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers," 1995 IEEE International Ultrasonic Symposium, Seattle, Washington, Proceedings, 1, 697, (1995).
12. Micromeasurements Group, Inc. "Interactive Guide to Strain Gage Technology," http://www.measurements group.com/guide/, (2000).
13. M.E. Tuttle and H.F. Brinson, "Resistance-Foil Strain-Gage Technology as Applied to Composites," Experimental Mechanics, 24(1), 54, (1984).
14. ASTM D3171-99, Standard Test Method for Constituent Content of Composite Materials, Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, (1999).
15. ASTM D3039-95a, Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials, Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, (1995).
16. ASTM D3410-95, Standard Test Method for Compression Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading, Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, (1995).
17. T.A. Bogetti, J.W.J. Gillespie, and R.B. Pipes, "Evaluation of the IITRI Compression Test Method for Stiffness and Strength Determination," Composite Science and Technology, 32 (1), 57, (1989).
18. ASTM D4255-83, Standard Guide for Testing In-plane Shear Properties of Composite Laminates, Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, (1983).
19. ASTM D5379-98, Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method, Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, (1998).
20. R.M. Jones, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Taylor & Francis, (1975).
21. Thornel® T-300 PAN-Based Fiber Data Sheet, BP Amoco Chemicals, (2000).
22. PR520 Epoxy Resin Data Sheet, 3M Corporation, (2000).
23. N.K. Naik, Woven Fabric Composites, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. (1994).
24. P.K. Mallick, Fiber-reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, Marcel Dekker, Inc. (1993).