INVESTIGATION ON EFFECT OF PROCESS

PARAMETERS ON MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES OF FRICTION STIR PROCESSED
COMPOSITE MATERIAL
PROJECT MEMBERS GUIDE NAME
1) ABHISHEK M NAIR MR.S. MEHANATHAN
2) BEN SHAJ
3)ATHUL V
4)
 INVESTIGATION ON EFFECT OF PROCESS
PARAMETERS ON MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES OF FRICTION STIR PROCESSED
COMPOSITE MATERIAL
OBJECTIVE

• To demonstrate the material selection and fabrication.

• To understand and determine the various Mechanical properties of the
composites.
• Selection of high performance, high strength, lightweight, matrix and fibres.
• Fabrication of composite specimen under controlled conditions.
• To carry out the flexural and shear testing of composite specimen as per
• ASTM standards.
• To study the effect orientation of the layers on the flexural and short beam
• shear strength of laminated composites.
• To understand the effect of thickness on the Mechanical behavior of the
• laminates.
• To compare the properties of different Fibre types such E-Glass, Graphite &
• Carbon.
• To carryout FE simulation to validate experimental results.
• Results & Discussions.
ABSTRACT
A peel stopper device is a structure in composite sandwich structures that
stops
debonding of the composite skin from the foam core. Several tests have been
performed
to test the performance of a peel stopper that has been encountered by
dynamic blister
growth. Fist, an initial delamination was found that will cause a blister to grow
in a
predetermined direction. Secondly a preliminary test was performed on a peel
stopper
with a low weight foam core. Finally a peel stopper in a carbon fiber/ vinyl
ester system
was tested dynamically, and it performed its function. Dynamic growth was
achieved by
inflating an initial blister with compressed nitrogen.
WORK PLAN
COST ESTIMATION
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