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Energy Absorption in Chopped Carbon Fiber Compression Molded Composites
| 题名： | Energy Absorption in Chopped Carbon Fiber Compression Molded Composites |
| 作者： | Starbuck, J.M.; |
| 关键词： | 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE ; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MOLDING; OCCUPANTS; AUTOMOBILES; MATERIALS TESTING |
| 摘要： | In passenger vehicles the ability to absorb energy due to impact and be survivable for the occupant is called the ''crashworthiness'' of the structure. To identify and quantify the energy absorbing mechanisms in candidate automotive composite materials, test methodologies were developed for conducting progressive crush tests on composite plate specimens. The test method development and experimental set-up focused on isolating the damage modes associated with the frond formation that occurs in dynamic testing of composite tubes. Quasi-static progressive crush tests were performed on composite plates manufactured from chopped carbon fiber with an epoxy resin system using compression molding techniques. The carbon fiber was Toray T700 and the epoxy resin was YLA RS-35. The effect of various material and test parameters on energy absorption was evaluated by varying the following parameters during testing: fiber volume fraction, fiber length, fiber tow size, specimen width, profile radius, and profile constraint condition. It was demonstrated during testing that the use of a roller constraint directed the crushing process and the load deflection curves were similar to progressive crushing of tubes. Of all the parameters evaluated, the fiber length appeared to be the most critical material parameter, with shorter fibers having a higher specific energy absorption than longer fibers. The combination of material parameters that yielded the highest energy absorbing material was identified. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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