Technological Parameters and Design of Bionic Integrated Honeycomb Plates

doi:10.1016/S1672-6529(14)60028-7

Abstract

Abstract:

We investigated an integrated manufacturing method to develop lightweight composite materials. To design the preparation process for the integrated honeycomb plates, the shear and compressive mechanical properties of the corresponding composite materials were also investigated. The results indicate that these composite materials, with two types of resins reinforced by short basalt fibers, exhibit obvious toughness, particularly in their compressive properties. The Epoxy Resin (ER) is denser and has better bonding at the fiber and matrix interface than the vinyl ester resin matrix. Therefore, the ER exhibits better shear and compressive strengths than the vinyl ester resin matrix, thereby providing a design technology of the preparation process of the integrated honeycomb plate. The matrix material of this plate is composed of an epoxy (E51), a curing agent (593), and a thinner (501) at a ratio of 10:3:1; short basalt fibers are added as a reinforcing material at a 30% volume fraction. By increasing the curing temperature and other experimental conditions, we obtained an expected integrated honeycomb plate. This integrated honeycomb plate possesses properties such as a high fiber content, good shear and compressive performance, and high proc-essing efficiency.

Key words: honeycomb, basalt fiber, bionic material, shear strength, compressive strength

Chenglong Gu, Jianxun Liu, Jinxiang Chen, Chenglin He, Yun Lu, Yong Zhao. Technological Parameters and Design of Bionic Integrated Honeycomb Plates[J].J4, 2014, 11(1): 134-143.

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