This course will teach you composite materials, their components, manufacturing processes, and their applications. You will learn terminology, processes, datasheets, and criteria to select processes and materials. You will develop a laminate calculation spreadsheet, which will be a helpful tool for your future projects. After the course, you will be able to apply the knowledge acquired to use composite materials in manufacturing components and final products.
Course content:
- Introduction
- Definition
- Polymer Matrix Composite
- Thermoset Polymers
- Molecular Configuration
- Fillers or types of reinforcements
- Role of the Fiber and Matrix
- Isotropic, Anisotropic and Orthotropic Materials
- Composite materials used in different industries
- Materials used in the Naval Industry
- Fiber Orientation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites
- Resins
- Material Selection
- Manufacturing Methods
- Factors to be considered in the Manufacturing Process Selection
- Factors to be considered in the Design Process
- Critical Variables during the process
- Polymer Molding and Curing Cycle
- Temperature vs. time transformation diagram (TTT)
- Stress vs. Strain Graph
- Solid Laminate
- Laminated Sandwich Panel
- Combined Laminate or “Composite System Strength”
- Points of Failure in a Laminate Composite Material
- Composite Material Data Sheets
- Classical Laminated Plate Theory
- In-plane Engineering Constants for the Laminates
- Calculations for a Composite Laminated Plate