Bending Properties of Four-Layer Biaxial Weft Knitted Fabric Reinforced Composite Materials

Abstract:

In this paper, a kind of composite laminates whose reinforcement is four-layer biaxial weft knitted (FBWK)fabric made of carbon fiber as inserted yarns has been made. The composite laminates have been impregnated with epoxy resin via resin transfer molding (RTM) technique. The samples of the experiments have been made from the composite laminates. The bending properties of the FBWK fabric reinforced composite materials with different fiber volume fraction have been investigated. The results show that the bending strength of this kind of composites increases with the fiber volume fraction increasing. The bending strength of FBWK reinforced composites with fiber volume fraction of 52% can reach 695.86 MPa. And the relationship between bending load and deflection is obviously linear.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 182-183)
• Pages: 89-92
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.182-183.89
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Liang Sen Liu, Ye Xiong Qi, Jia Lu Li
• Keywords: Bending Modulus, Bending Strength, Composite Material, Four-Layer Biaxial Weft Knitted Fabric

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