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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2020.33.5.296

Static Strength of Composite Single-lap Joints Using I-fiber Stitching Process with different Stitching Pattern and Angle  

Song, Sang-Hoon (Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Back, Joong-Tak (Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
An, Woo-Jin (Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Choi, Jin-Ho (Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
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Composites Research / v.33, no.5, 2020 , pp. 296-301 More about this Journal
Abstract
Laminated composite materials have excellent in-plane properties, but are vulnerable in thickness directions, making it easy to delamination when bending and torsion loads are applied. Thickness directional reinforcement methods of composite materials that delay delamination include Z-pinning, Stitching, Tufting, etc., and typically Z-pinning and Stitching method are commonly used. The Z-pinning is reinforcement method by inserting metal or carbon pin in the thickness direction of prepreg, and the conventional stitching process is a method of reinforcing the mechanical properties in the thickness direction by intersecting the upper and lower fibers on the preform. In this paper, I-fiber stitching method, which complement and improve weakness of Z-pinning and Stitching method, was proposed, and the static strength of composite single-lap joints using I-fiber stitching process were evaluated. The single-lap joints were fabricated by a co-curing method using an autoclave vacuum bag process. The thickness of the composite adherend was fixed, and 5 types of specimens were manufactured with varying the stitching pattern (5×5, 7×7) and angle (0°, 45°). From the test, the failure load of the specimen reinforced by the I-fiber stitching process was increased by up to 143% compared to that of specimen without reinforcement.
Keywords
Stitching; I-fiber; Single-lap Joint;
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