Polymeric Composite Tube Fabrication
Abstract
An aluminum mold was designed for fabrication of research quality composite tubes on a hot press (miniclave). This mold allows the pressure to be applied uniformly to the inner surface of a composite (prepreg tape) tube while a constant vacuum is also applied independently to the composite throughout the course of fabrication. With proper placement of stoppers and spacers inside the mold, various types of high quality unidirectional composites with fibers oriented either in the zero or 90 degree directions, respectively, were fabricated on a hot press. The mold design had less resin loss throughout fabrication compared to a conventional tubular mold. Physical and material tests have characterized the superior qualities of the resulting composite tubes.
Recommended Citation
B. S. Kim and T. F. Lehnhoff, "Polymeric Composite Tube Fabrication," Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1995.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2804535
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Manufacturing; Polymer Composites; Composite Materials; Presses; Resins; Design; Fibers; Vacuum; Pressure; Aluminum
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0094-4289
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1995 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1995
