Optimization of the manufacturing parameters of honeycomb composite sandwich structures for aerospace application

Author

Farooq, Umar ; Khurram, A.A. ; Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin ; Rakha, Sobia A. ; Ali, Nawazish ; Munir, Achmad ; Subhani, T.

Author_Institution

Mater. Sci. & Eng. Dept., Inst. of Space Technol., Islamabad, Pakistan

fYear

2013

fDate

21-23 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Sandwich structures comprising para-aramid paper honeycomb core and carbon fiber epoxy matrix composite facesheets were fabricated for aerospace applications. For the adhesion of honeycomb core and composite facesheets, two different types of adhesive films were used. The curing parameters for adhesive films, including temperature and time, were optimized for maximum bonding strength.

Keywords

adhesion; adhesives; aerospace materials; carbon fibre reinforced composites; honeycomb structures; optimisation; paper; sandwich structures; sheet materials; structural engineering; adhesion; adhesive films; aerospace application; bonding strength; carbon fiber epoxy matrix composite facesheets; honeycomb composite sandwich structures; optimization; paraaramid paper honeycomb core; Bonding; Curing; Face; Films; Sandwich structures; Stress; Mechanical testing; Para-aramid honeycomb; Sandwich structure;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Islamabad

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICASE.2013.6785560

Filename

6785560