TY - JOUR
AU1 - Silcock, Michael D.
AU2 - Garschke, Claudia
AU3 - Hall, Wayne
AU4 - Fox, Bronwyn L.
AB - In this study, a novel method for manufacturing composite tubes utilizing the QuickstepTM process has been developed. Tubes manufactured from `quick-cure' Toray G83C prepreg have demonstrated highly repeatable axial crush behavior with an average specific energy absorption (SEA) of 86 kJ/kg. The cure cycle is optimized by comparing the results from compression, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and porosity testing. The tube lay-up is optimized using compression and porosity test results. The effect of changes in fiber-orientation on SEA is also investigated. Process development has resulted in a robust manufacturing method capable of producing fully cured, high performance composite tubes with a cure cycle of 7 min. This corresponds to a 95% reduction in time compared to an equivalent autoclave cycle.
TI - Rapid Composite Tube Manufacture Utilizing the QuickstepTM Process: 
JF - Journal of Composite Materials
DO - 10.1177/0021998306067261
DA - 2016-07-27
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/rapid-composite-tube-manufacture-utilizing-the-quicksteptm-process-0CGTAV1jgJ
SP - 965
EP - 978
VL - 41
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -