Journal
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 114-121Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.07.029
Keywords
Carbon fibres; Honeycomb; 3-D Printing; Automation
Funding
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan through the Supporting Industries program
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Many modern aircraft components are made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer sandwich structures with two outer skins possessing high tensile and compressive strengths separated by a lightweight core that provides shear stiffness. However, the conventional manufacturing method involves a complicated and costly bonding process. This study used a continuous carbon fiber 3D printer to manufacture sandwich structures with honeycomb, rhombus, rectangle, and circle core shapes as a single piece. The functional properties of the sandwich structures were quantified by shape evaluations and three-point bending tests. Three-point bending tests showed maximum load and flexural modulus increased as effective density increased for all core shapes, but the rhombus core shape was the strongest. Because the mechanical properties depended on the core shape, continuous carbon fiber 3D printers can be used to flexibly design core shapes that satisfy the desired strength and stiffness.
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