Advanced Composites Letters · 1998 · 12 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceFunctional MaterialsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsStructural MaterialsComposite MaterialsComposites ManufacturingFiber-reinforced CompositesMechanics Of Composite MaterialsPolymer CompositesReinforcement MaterialsComposite Material ProcessingElastic ModulusFiber EngineeringFiber OrientationFiber-reinforced MaterialsFunctionally Graded Composites
A method of fabricating fiber-reinforced composite based functionally gradient material is described in this paper. The material has continuously varying mechanical properties along the length. The continuous variation of the mechanical properties is achieved by continuously varying the fiber orientation using the braiding process. The test results indicate an elastic modulus increase by about 42% from the largest braid angle to the smallest braid angle for the material system and the orientation angle considered in the present study.
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