Accession Number:

ADA113606

Title:

Properties of Organic Matrix Short Fiber Composites

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Oct-Dec 1981

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MECHANICS

Personal Author(s):

• Springer, George S.

Report Date:

1982-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

82.0

Abstract:

In this report, a summary is given of the engineering properties of chopped fiber reinforced sheet molding compounds and of the effects of service environment on these properties. The properties surveyed include tensile strength and modulus, compression strength and modulus, shear strength and modulus, flexural strength and modulus, notch sensitivity, fatigue, creep, vibration damping, response to dynamic impact, moisture absorption characteristics and thermal expansion. The basic properties of adhesive bonded single lap joints are also included in this survey.

Descriptors:

• *MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
• *FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES
• *MATRIX MATERIALS
• TENSILE STRENGTH
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
• COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
• DAMPING
• GRAPHITE
• THERMAL EXPANSION
• GLASS FIBERS
• FLEXURAL STRENGTH
• CREEP
• FATIGUE(MECHANICS)
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• ABSORPTION
• MOISTURE
• EPOXY RESINS
• COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
• ADHESIVE BONDING
• NOTCH SENSITIVITY

Subject Categories:

• Laminates and Composite Materials
• Textiles
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE