Experimental Study of Fiber Orientation on the Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Abstract:

This research work aims to perform a comparative study on the effect of fiber orientation distribution (FOD) on the mechanical properties of composite laminates for aircraft and automobile structure. The objective of this project works is to use an analysis method to study the effect of significant parameters namely, with and without orientation on the glass fibre epoxy composites. The experimental work is used to investigate the mechanical behavior and to examine the properties with respect to fibre orientation on the composite laminates. The glass fibre orientation characteristics for the composite laminates is considered since they affect the strength of the specimen laminates. In this connection, the specimens were fabricated with different orientations and undergone for mechanical testing like tensile, compression and impact tests with Data Acquisition System. The experimental results indicate that the specimens with orientation provide more strength, high stiffness and good toughness than the normal specimens without orientation.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1082)
• Pages: 74-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-1u769e
• Online since: March 2023
• Authors: S.D. Sathishkumar*
• Keywords: Composites, Epoxy, Laminate, Orientation, Stiffness, Strength, Toughness

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