Mechanical and Thermal Simulation of a Multi-Functional Hybrid Composite

Abstract:

Hybrid composites are increasingly concerned by the investigators and widely used in many areas, especially aerospace industry, for its multi-functional properties. In the present study, the mechanical properties and thermal properties of a structural component manufactured by a new hybrid composite consisting of quartz fiber, carbon fiber and cyanate ester resin has been investigated by finite element numerical simulation. The results show that the mechanical properties of the structural component are very good. And the temperature of inside face is 43.8 °C. The thermal strain is lower than 0.15%.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 190-191)
• Pages: 509-512
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.190-191.509
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: Zhi Hua Wu, Jia Yu Xiao, Da Zhi Jiang
• Keywords: Finite Element Model (FEM), Hybrid Fibers Composite, Mechanical Property, Thermal Property

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