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Shape memory characteristics of woven glass fibre fabric reinforced epoxy composite in flexure

Fejos, M. and Romhany, G. and Karger-Kocsis, J. (2012) Shape memory characteristics of woven glass fibre fabric reinforced epoxy composite in flexure. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 31 (22). pp. 1532-1537. ISSN 0731-6844 (Submitted)

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Abstract

Shape memory characteristics of a woven glass fibre (GF) fabric reinforced epoxy composite (reinforcement content: 38 vol.%) were assessed in three point bending mode in a dynamic-mechanical analysis device and compared to those of the parent epoxy resin (EP). From unconstrained tests the shape fixity and recovery ratios and the recovery rate, whereas from constrained tests the recovery stress were determined. The shape fixity and recovery rate decreased due to the GF reinforcement which had, however, no effect on the shape recovery. Major benefit of the woven GF fabric was that the recovery stress could be enhanced by two orders of magnitude in comparison to the neat EP. GF reinforcement was accompanied with a substantial decrease in the failure-free flexural deformability of the composite specimen.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: T Technology / alkalmazott, műszaki tudományok > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery / gépészmérnöki tudományok
Depositing User: Dr. Tamás Tábi
Date Deposited: 08 Jan 2013 09:36
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2013 10:40
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/3814

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