Ultra-Thin and Stiff Randomly-Oriented Discontinuous Composites
Paper in proceeding, 2019

This paper presents experimental and numerical results for tensile strength of tow based discontinues composite (TBDC) plates manufactured using ultra-thin fibre tapes of high stiffness carbon fibres. Numerical models were used to explore the design space of these materials, in order to identify the optimal tow properties that maximise the strength of TBDCs. The experimental show good agreement with the numerical predictions and demonstrate a significant increase in the tensile strength by reducing the tow thickness and increasing the stiffness of the fibres. Strength increases of up to 100%, compared with a commercially available material system, are found, illustrating the highly promising potential of this type of material.

Author

Marco Alves

Imperial College London

David Carlstedt

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Material and Computational Mechanics

Leif Asp

Oxeon AB

Fredrik Ohlsson

Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Soraia Pimenta

Imperial College London

Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - 34th Technical Conference, ASC 2019

American Society of Composites, ASC34
Atlanta, USA,

Ultra-stiff and strong composites for structures with complex geometries

VINNOVA (2018-02856), 2018-10-01 -- 2019-06-30.

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Sustainable development

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Areas of Advance

Transport

Materials Science

Subject Categories

Applied Mechanics

Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology

Composite Science and Engineering

DOI

10.12783/asc34/31369

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