Carbon foam is now being investigated for use as a composite tooling material since it can be tailored to be a low cost, durable, light-weight material with low CTE, and has cure process compatibility with aerospace composites. These foams have received increased attention in the aerospace industry because they can now be produced with a wide range of thermo-mechanical properties, including low CTE, and higher service temperatures than polymer foam. This paper is an analytical study of the processing for a simple composite part on a carbon foam tooling. The curing of the composite part is simulated by using a combination of thermal and mechanical modeling. The curing is accompanied by development of residual stresses. The deformation due to these stresses is then simulated by the model.
Carbon foam tooling for aerospace composites
Fertigungsmittel aus Kohlenstoffschaum für Verbundstrukturen der Raumfahrt
2007
14 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 15 Quellen
Conference paper
Storage medium
English
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