A methodology for quality control evaluation for laminated composites manufacturing

• Autor(a) principal: Morais,D. T. S.
• Data de Publicação: 2005
• Outros Autores: Avila,A. F.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-58782005000300006
• topic: Composite materials; micro-mechanics; macro-mechanics; manufacturing quality control evaluation

Composites made by hand lay-up are directed influenced by some fabrication factors, e.g. the stacking sequence, fiber volume fraction, as well as the cure process This study takes into consideration an E-glass/epoxy plain weave woven fabric composite made by hand lay-up. After the stacking sequence is completed, three sets of plates are selected and each one is cured differently. The three selected cure processes are: cure on air, cure vacuum assisted, and cure under compression. A variance study based on stiffness from ASTM D 3039/3039M tensile tests is performed to check the statistical differences caused by the cure processes. Additionally, a microscopic analysis is performed to identify the voids formation rate. The coupling between macro and micro-mechanical analysis is done by a non-dimensional coefficient which is able to capture the rate of defects generated by each cure process.