Title : ( Studying the physical and mechanical behavior of fibre-reinforced epoxy composite, fabricated by VARTM and VB )
Authors: Pouya Valizadeh , Seyed Morteza Hosseini , ,
Full TextAbstract
Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) is one of the most attractive, affordable and fastest processes in manufacturing composites in comparison to conventional hand-lay up vacuum bagging (VB). In this research, experimental procedures were designed according to ASTM standards to characterize the physical and mechanical behavior of EPOLAM 2040 epoxy resin reinforced by 7 plies stitch biaxial E-glass, fabricated by these two different processes, VARTM and VB. The properties were determined by density, tensile and flexure tests. The results show that the VARTM process leads to higher tensile and flexural properties compared to those manufactured by the VB method. Moreover, VARTM process offers more advantages comparing with VB method such as better fibre volume fraction, which results in stronger and lighter laminates.
Keywords
, Composite, Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding, Vacuum Bagging, Mechanical behavior
@inproceedings{paperid:1031527,
author = {Valizadeh, Pouya and Hosseini, Seyed Morteza and , },
title = {Studying the physical and mechanical behavior of fibre-reinforced epoxy composite, fabricated by VARTM and VB},
booktitle = {The 3rd International Conference on Composites: Characterization, Fabrication and Application (CCFA-3},
year = {2012},
location = {تهران, IRAN},
keywords = {Composite; Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding; Vacuum Bagging; Mechanical behavior},
}
%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Studying the physical and mechanical behavior of fibre-reinforced epoxy composite, fabricated by VARTM and VB
%A Valizadeh, Pouya
%A Hosseini, Seyed Morteza
%A ,
%J The 3rd International Conference on Composites: Characterization, Fabrication and Application (CCFA-3
%D 2012
