Developments in the Science and Technology of Composite Materials: Fourth European Conference on Composite Materials September 25–28, 1990 Stuttgart-Germany

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Production, Properties and Applications of Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 3-13
Aspects on Recycling Plastics Engineering Parts....Pages 15-36
Micromechanics as a Basic Milestone in the Fibre Reinforced Polymers and Metals Macromechanics Understanding....Pages 37-42
Potential and Design Aspects of Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 43-58
Glass Reinforced Thermoplastics Matrix Composites (GMT): Technology and Applications....Pages 59-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
A Novel Method and Material for the Processing of Glass Mat Reinforced Thermoplastics (GMT)....Pages 67-72
Electron Beam Curing of Composites....Pages 73-78
Experimental Investigation of the Superplastic Forming Technique Using Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Peek....Pages 79-87
Laser Processing of Thermoplastic Matrix Filament Wound Composites....Pages 89-94
Fabrication of Constructional Composite Materials Based on Powder Polymer Binders....Pages 95-97
Processing Concept for Tubes Made of Long Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics....Pages 99-103
Adhesion and Welding of Continuous Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polyether Etherketone (CF-PEEK/APC2)....Pages 105-112
An Extended Model for the Forming Simulation of Fabric Reinforced Thermoplastic Prepregs....Pages 113-118
A Novel Tool to Determine the Optimum Fabrication Parameters of Thermoplastic CFRP Laminates....Pages 119-127
Stamp Forming of Continuous Fiber/Polypropylene Composites....Pages 129-134
Automatic Laying of Unidirectional Prepreg Tapes on Coumpound Surfaces....Pages 135-140
Performance Analysis of a SMC Panel Moulding....Pages 141-147
Injection Molding of Long-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastics....Pages 149-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Residual Strength and Toughness of Damaged Composites....Pages 157-162
Characterizing Pure Mode I Delamination Using Multidirectional DCB Specimens for Glass/Epoxy....Pages 163-171
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Wind Turbine Rotor Blades under Fatigue Loads....Pages 173-180
Is Crack Closure Due to Fatigue Loading Causing More Damage in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composites ?....Pages 181-188
Damage Rates for Interlaminar Failure of Fatigued CFRP Laminates....Pages 189-194
The Mechanics of Fatigue Damage in Structural Composite Materials....Pages 195-205
Fatigue Damage Analysis of Notched Carbon/Epoxy Composite by Spate and Finite Element Method....Pages 207-212
The Effect of Resin Flexibility on the Creep Behaviour of Filament-Wound Glass-Reinforced Resin Pipes....Pages 213-220
Compressive Fatigue Damage in T800/924C Carbon Fibre-Epoxy Laminates with an Open Hole....Pages 221-228
Monitoring Anomalies in Composite Components by Means of Vibration Analysis....Pages 229-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Interfaces in Al 2 O 3 Fibre Reinforced Aluminium Alloys....Pages 237-242
TEM Characterisation of Fibre-Matrix Interactions in Light Alloy MMC Containing Alumina Fibres....Pages 243-248
Characterization of the Squeeze Cast M6-Alloy AS41 with Al 2 O 3 Fibers....Pages 249-254
The Interfacial Role of Silica on Ceramic Fibre — Reinforced Aluminium Alloy Composites....Pages 255-260
Microstructural Studies of Alumina Fibre Reinforced Aluminium Alloy....Pages 261-266
On Interfaces in C-Fibre Reinforced Magnesium Alloys....Pages 267-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Measurement and Analysis of the Stiffness and Bauschniger Effect during Loading and Unloading of a Carbon Fiber and Aluminum Matrix Composite....Pages 275-280
Micromechanical Modelization of the Influence of Microstructure on the Behavior and Damage of a G r /AL Composite....Pages 281-286
Corrosion Studies on Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 287-292
Characterization of Aluminium Oxide (FP) Fibre Reinforced Al-2,5L I -Composites....Pages 293-300
Tensile and Fracture Toughness Behaviour of Reinforced Magnesium Composites....Pages 301-306
The Corrosion Characteristics of a Model C/Al Metal Matrix Composite....Pages 307-312
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Fibres-Reinforced Zinc-Aluminium Matrix Composites for Improved Creep Resistance and Fracture Toughness....Pages 313-318
High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue of a SiC/Ti Matrix Composite....Pages 319-324
Continuous SiC Fiber Reinforced Metals....Pages 325-337
SiC-Fibre Reinforced Titanium Alloys: Processing, Interfaces and Mechanical Properties....Pages 339-344
Manufacture, Microstructure and Property Relationship for a Fibre Reinforced Metal....Pages 345-350
Influence of Safimax Fibres on Microstructure and Microsegregation in an Aluminium Alloy....Pages 351-356
Orientation of Short Reinforcing Fibers in Metal Matrix Composite Materials....Pages 357-362
Fatigue of Alumina Short Fiber / Aluminium Alloy Composites....Pages 363-368
Deformation Mode of Fibre Metal Composites under Impact Compression....Pages 369-374
A Characterization of the Fibre — Matrix Bond in Single SiC filament — Aluminium Matrix Composites by Theoritical and Experimental Approach of the Multifragmentation....Pages 375-380
Several Results on the Mechanical Behaviour of Metal Matrix Composites with Unidirectional Fibers or Needle Shaped Inclusions....Pages 381-386
SiC Fibers and Particles Reinforced Aluminium Alloys Produced by Stir Casting....Pages 387-392
Processing of Parts Made of SiC-Fibre Reinforced Titanium Using Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)....Pages 393-398
Wettability and Mechanical Properties of CVD SiC Filament and Reinforced Aluminium in a Vaccuum Suction Casting Process....Pages 399-404
Carbon-Reinforced Magnesium and Aluminium Composites Fabricated by Liquid Hot Pressing....Pages 405-410
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
Failure of Ceramic Matrix Composites under Tensile Stresses....Pages 413-418
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Silicon Carbide Composites....Pages 419-424
Oxide-Based Ceramic Composites....Pages 425-434
Shear Characterization of Silicon Carbide Matrix Composites....Pages 435-440
Pull-Out Mechanism in Brittle Ceramic Matrix Reinforced with Continuous Ceramic Fibres....Pages 441-446
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
A Numerical Simulation of the Microindentation Test for Characterizing the Fiber Matrix Interface in Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 447-452
Front Matter....Pages 453-453
Properties and Application of Composite Materials of Carbon-Carbon System with Ultradispersed Filler....Pages 455-460
The Anisotropy of the Crack Growth Resistance of Unidirectional Carbon-Fibre/Carbon-Matrix Composites....Pages 461-466
TEM Studies of Interfacial Structures in Carbon/Carbon Composites....Pages 467-474
Microstructure, Interfaces and Mechanical Properties of Fibre Reinforced Glasses....Pages 475-480
SiC-Fiber Reinforced Cordierite: Influence of Matrix Modifications on Mechanical Properties....Pages 481-485
Bolt Bearing Strength and Notch Sensitiveness of Carbon-Carbon....Pages 487-492
Front Matter....Pages 493-493
Delamination Buckling of Laminated Plates....Pages 495-502
New Data Reduction Schemes for the DCB and ENF Tests of Fracture-Resistant Composites....Pages 503-508
Approaches for Improving the Damage Tolerance of Composite Structures....Pages 509-516
Studies on Compressive Failure in Unidirectional CFRP Using an Improved Test Method....Pages 517-523
A Study of Carbon Fibres under Axial Compression....Pages 525-530
Front Matter....Pages 531-531
Effect of Carbon Fiber Properties on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Strength....Pages 533-536
The Tensile Strength of Single Carbon Fibres of High-Strain Type....Pages 537-542
Statistical Evaluation of the Strength Behavior of Thin Fibre Monofilaments for the Characterization of Fibre Reinforced Composites....Pages 543-548
A Study of the Distribution of Fiber Fragment Lengths by a Continuously Monitored Single Filament Composite Test....Pages 549-554
Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Aramid Fibres from Block Copolymers....Pages 555-560
Strength and Microstructural Analysis of PRD 166 Fibre....Pages 561-566
The Characterisation of Polysilanes and Polycarbosilanes for the Production of Silicon Carbide Fibres....Pages 567-572
Fiberamic R : A New Silicon Carbonitride Ceramic Fiber with High Thermal Stability....Pages 573-579
Front Matter....Pages 581-581
Limits to the Mechanical Properties of Fibres....Pages 583-587
Allylphenoxyimide Modified Bismaleimides a New Series of Tough High Temperature Imide Resins for Advanced Composites....Pages 589-598
The Investigation and Understanding of Improved CFRP Composite Materials....Pages 599-604
Rigid Structural Elements Made from Polyimide Fibers....Pages 605-610
Quality Assurance and Quality Control Enhancement in Composite Enterprises....Pages 611-619
A New Type of Knitted Reinforcing Fabrics and its Application....Pages 621-623
Properties of Alumina Trihydrate Filled Epoxy Glass Laminates....Pages 625-630
Front Matter....Pages 631-631
An Experimental Study of Impact-Damaged Panels under Compression Fatigue Loading....Pages 633-642
Energy Absorption of Composites as an Aspect of Aircraft Structural Crash-Resistance....Pages 643-651
Testing of Composites at High Strain Rates Using ± 45° Shear Test....Pages 653-658
Impact Resistance and Compressional Properties of Three-Dimensional Woven Carbon/Epoxy Composites....Pages 659-664
Front Matter....Pages 665-665
Inelastic Modelling of Acoustic Emission Signature in Composite Materials....Pages 667-672
Spreading of Liquid Droplets on Cylindrical Fibers: Accurate Determination of Contact Angle....Pages 673-678
Monitoring Interfacial Phenomena in Single Fibre Model Composites....Pages 679-684
Strain Measurement in Fibres and Composites Using Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 685-690
Identification of Subsurface Defects by a Thermal Method Using a Sensibility Analysis....Pages 691-696
Real-Time Inspection of Carbonfiber Composite Structures under Thermal and Mechanical Load by Acoustic Emission....Pages 697-702
X-Ray Determination of Cristallinity of Thermoplastic Semicrystalline Systems by Ruland’s Method....Pages 703-708
Quality Assessment of GFRP Tubes with Short Term Acoustic Emission Test....Pages 709-714
Front Matter....Pages 715-715
On the Thermomechanical Elastic-Plastic Response of a Class of Fibrous Composites a Unified Approach....Pages 717-722
Front Matter....Pages 715-715
Analysis of Adhesive Bonded Generally Orthotropic Circular Cylindrical Shells....Pages 723-729
Critical Buckling Load for Wound Carbon Epoxy Composite Cylinders....Pages 731-736
The Utilization of Composite Laminate Theory in the Design of Filament Wound Synthetic Soft Tissues for Biomedical Prostheses....Pages 737-742
Efficient Thermal Analysis of Anisotropic Composite Plates Using New Finite Elements....Pages 743-748
Geometrically and Physically Non-Linear Interface Elements in Finite Element Analysis of Layered Composite Structures....Pages 749-754
Evaluation of the Properties of Spatially Reinforced Composites....Pages 755-763
Non-Homogeneous Bars under Tension, Pure Bending and Temperature Loads....Pages 765-770
Event: An Expert System for Composite’s Design....Pages 771-775
Optimum Design of Laminates under Aspects of Strength....Pages 777-782
Front Matter....Pages 783-783
Advanced Composites with Polymer Matrix Selection and Application Conditions....Pages 785-790
Efficient Process of Reinforcing the Composite Turbomachinery Blades....Pages 791-796
Advanced Composites in Vehicles — Current State and Future Prospects for Application....Pages 797-803
Thermal Insulation of Cryogenic Tank for a Space Telescope by Using a Pretensioned Suspension of Fiber Reinforced Composites (FRC)....Pages 805-810
Composites for Light-Weight Robot Structures....Pages 811-818
Manufacturing Engineering Components with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Peek....Pages 819-824
Determination of Operational Failsafe Characteristics of the Sailplane of Composite Materials....Pages 825-830
Structural Components of Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics....Pages 831-834
Front Matter....Pages 835-835
Improvement on Composite Connecting-Rod Design....Pages 837-846
3-D Reinforcing Fabrics for Monolithie and Sandwich-Composites....Pages 847-850
Load Transmitting Elements for Fiber Reinforced Rods Loaded by Longitudinal Forces....Pages 851-856
Front Matter....Pages 835-835
The Monolithic CFRP-Substructure with Corrugated V-Spars an Alternative to Sandwich Constructions....Pages 857-863
Characterization of Interlaminar Mode II Fracture Using Beam Specimens....Pages 865-870
Through — Thickness Stress Distributions in Tapered Composite Beams....Pages 871-876
A Micromechanical Prediction of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of FRP with Interfacial Imperfections....Pages 877-882
Bearing Strength of Carbon Fibre/Epoxy Composites under Static and Dynamic Loading....Pages 883-889
Microbuckling Behaviour of a Plate with a Hole Using IM6/3501, AS4-PEEK, and T300/976 Composite Materials....Pages 891-896
The Influence of Prestressing on the Mechanical Behaviour of Uni-directional Composites....Pages 897-902
The Influence of the Fibre Transversal Arrangement on the Tension and Fracture of Unidirectional Fibreglass Plastic....Pages 903-906
Transverse Cracking of 0/90/0 Crossply Laminates of PMR-15 Based Carbon Fibre Composites....Pages 907-912
Compliance/Crack Length Measurements for Individual Transverse Ply Cracks in Model Arrays....Pages 913-918
The Effect of Postcure on Transverse Cracking Strain in Toughened Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Cross-Ply Laminates....Pages 919-924
Delaminations in Composite Plates Subjected to Transverse Loading....Pages 925-930
Development of Standards for Advanced Composites....Pages 931-936
Shear in Carbone-Epoxy Laminates at Various Strain Rates....Pages 937-942
Viscoelasticity Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Composite....Pages 943-948
Evidencing of the Damage Due to a Symmetrical, Alternate, Cyclical and Harmonic Stress, Measuring the Internal Damping in a Carbon Fiber Structure Made of Epoxy-Resin....Pages 949-954
Influence of Moisture Absorption on the Mechanical Characteristics of Polymer Matrix Composites....Pages 955-960
Property Variations of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers Due to Corrosive Influence....Pages 961-966
The Effect of Strain Rate on the Interlaminar Shear Strength of Woven Reinforced Laminates....Pages 967-972
Mechanical Properties and Fracture of Hybrid Particulate Composites....Pages 973-977
Front Matter....Pages 835-835
Characterization of the Curing and High-Temperature Decomposition Characteristics of a Glass-Filled Polymer Composite Used in High-Temperature Applications....Pages 979-985
Impact Behaviour of Loaded Composites....Pages 987-991
Impact Stress Waves in Fibre Composite Laminates....Pages 993-998
Front Matter....Pages 999-999
Experimental Background for Finite Element Analysis of the Interply-Slip Process during Thermoforming of Thermoplastic Composites....Pages 1001-1006
Influence of Production Parameters on the Mechanical Behaviour of CF/PEEK....Pages 1007-1012
Matrix Morphology Effects on Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Thermoplastic Composites (Polyamide + Glass Fibres)....Pages 1013-1018
Microstructural Investigation of the Matrix Crystallisation in PPS/Carbon Fibre Composites....Pages 1019-1024
Effects of Accelerated Ageing on Transition Temperatures and Mechanical Properties of a Glass Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic....Pages 1025-1030
The Effect of Stacking Sequence Upon the Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Composite Laminates....Pages 1031-1036
Long Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics for Injection Moulding: The Relationship Between Impregnation and Properties....Pages 1037-1042
Fracture Performance of Random, Continuous Glass Strand Reinforced Polyamide-RIM Composite....Pages 1043-1050
Failure Mechanisms of Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)....Pages 1051-1056
Thermo-Mechanical Performances of Polyethylene Fibres/Polyethylene Matrix Composites....Pages 1057-1065
Structural Evolution of a Stamping Reinforced Thermoplastic (SRT) in Both Extensional and Shearing Flows....Pages 1067-1072
Data for Designing with Continuous Glass Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene....Pages 1073-1078
Back Matter....Pages 1079-1095