Remainder Flashcards
Special aspect of tensile testing for composites
Use of end tabs
Materials used for end tabs in tensile testing of composites
E-glass-epoxy
Purpose of end tabs for tensile testing of composites
To reduce stress concentration in gripped area and promote tensile failure mode
Tensile testing off-axis means
Fibers not aligned with pull direction
Tensile-testing extensional stiffness matrix complication
A16, A26 != 0
Shape of deformation expected in off-axis tensile testing
S-shaped deformation
Comparison of stress-strain curves for CF vs. GF
CF has higher modulus, higher strength, lower elongation
Stress-strain curve for tensile-cross-ply laminate
Contains a knee, representing failure of 90 ply
Significance of first knee in multi-directional laminate stress-strain curve
Failure of first ply
FPF acronym
First ply failure
Failure prediction acronym: SLT
Longitudinal tensile strength
Failure prediction acronym: SLTS
In-plane shear strength
Destructive inspection techniques
Microscopy
Microscopy D/ND?
Destructive
Non-destructive inspection techniques
Coordinate measurement, ultrasound, thermography
Coordinate measurement D/ND?
ND
Ultrasound D/ND?
ND
Thermography D/ND?
ND
Defects examined in manufacturing inspection
Porosity, delamination, poor cure, resin-rich/resin-poor areas
Defects examined in in-service inspection
Cracks, delamination, trapped water, hole damage, burns
Thermal profile of thermoplastic manufacturing
Highest temp after heating; convection losses in transport; conduction losses in forming and consolidation
Manufacturing of thermoplastic composites
Heating, transport, forming, consolidation, demolding
Thermoplastic vs. thermoset viscosity
Lower viscosity needed for thermoplastics
Important difference of thermoplastics vs. thermosets
Thermoplastics can be softened and remolded.
Thermoplastic advantages vs. thermosets
No refrigeration needed, long shelf life, short processing, high toughness, remeltable, recyclable, fusion bonding
Thermoplastic disadvantages vs. thermosets
High melting viscosity results in voids; residual stress from thermal expansion; crystallinity from slow cooling rates
Three types of welding
Resistance welding, induction welding, ultrasonic welding