Abstract
The staircase joint is an adhesive joint constructed using stepped carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) fabric, half molded with dry carbon fibers. In this adhesive joint, the CFRP part is fabricated first, then remolded with dry carbon fiber laminates. Some improvements are provided to enhance performance in terms of tensile strength. These improvements include the addition of extra carbon fiber covers and overlapping the carbon fiber half over the CFRP. This paper introduces three adhesive joints: the first is the original staircase joint and the other two are improved staircase joints. All joints and CFRP fabrics were made in our laboratory using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) manufacturing techniques. Specimens were prepared for tensile testing to measure joint performance. The results showed an improved tensile load for the modified staircase joints. The percentage increase in the tensile load recorded was 39%. The final joining efficiencies reached 51%. Finally, The tensile fracture behavior of all joints showed the same pattern of cracks, originating near the joint ends, followed by crack propagation until fracture.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials |
| Publisher | European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783000533877 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
| Event | 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2016 - Munich, Germany Duration: Jun 26 2016 → Jun 30 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials |
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Other
| Other | 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2016 |
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| Country | Germany |
| City | Munich |
| Period | 6/26/16 → 6/30/16 |
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- Ceramics and Composites
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Enhanced tensile strength CFRP adhesive joint constructed from carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and dry carbon fiber laminates. / Abusrea, Mahmoud R.; Arakawa, Kazuo.
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N2 - The staircase joint is an adhesive joint constructed using stepped carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) fabric, half molded with dry carbon fibers. In this adhesive joint, the CFRP part is fabricated first, then remolded with dry carbon fiber laminates. Some improvements are provided to enhance performance in terms of tensile strength. These improvements include the addition of extra carbon fiber covers and overlapping the carbon fiber half over the CFRP. This paper introduces three adhesive joints: the first is the original staircase joint and the other two are improved staircase joints. All joints and CFRP fabrics were made in our laboratory using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) manufacturing techniques. Specimens were prepared for tensile testing to measure joint performance. The results showed an improved tensile load for the modified staircase joints. The percentage increase in the tensile load recorded was 39%. The final joining efficiencies reached 51%. Finally, The tensile fracture behavior of all joints showed the same pattern of cracks, originating near the joint ends, followed by crack propagation until fracture.
AB - The staircase joint is an adhesive joint constructed using stepped carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) fabric, half molded with dry carbon fibers. In this adhesive joint, the CFRP part is fabricated first, then remolded with dry carbon fiber laminates. Some improvements are provided to enhance performance in terms of tensile strength. These improvements include the addition of extra carbon fiber covers and overlapping the carbon fiber half over the CFRP. This paper introduces three adhesive joints: the first is the original staircase joint and the other two are improved staircase joints. All joints and CFRP fabrics were made in our laboratory using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) manufacturing techniques. Specimens were prepared for tensile testing to measure joint performance. The results showed an improved tensile load for the modified staircase joints. The percentage increase in the tensile load recorded was 39%. The final joining efficiencies reached 51%. Finally, The tensile fracture behavior of all joints showed the same pattern of cracks, originating near the joint ends, followed by crack propagation until fracture.
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