Effect of Vibrations on Void Content in Composite Materials |
| Journal |
Advanced Materials Research (Volume 32) |
| Volume |
Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology |
| Edited by |
John Bell, Cheng Yan, Lin Ye and Liangchi Zhang |
| Pages |
145-148 |
| DOI |
10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.32.145 |
| Online since |
February, 2008 |
| Authors |
Jelena Muric-Nesic,
Z. Stachurski,
Paul Compston,
N. Noble
|
| Keywords |
Composite Material, Defect, Vibration, Void Content |
| Abstract |
Eliminating common defects such as voids, bubbles and poor adhesion at interfaces will
increase the quality of laminated sandwich composite structure. We are experimenting and
analyzing the effect of mechanical vibrations applied to the curing system of composite materials
production, particularly on minimizing void content. The range of frequency of vibrations covered
was from 2Hz to 8kHz, for different period of vibrations. The composite laminates were made by
hand lay-up using glass fibres and vinyl-ester resin, and examined under a microscope to determine
types and quantity of defects. The results showed reduction in the number of bubbles (as well as in
void content) at frequencies between 10Hz and 50Hz for 30 minutes of vibrations. |
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