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In-plane and Out-of-plane Characteristics of Three-dimensional Textile Composites

Structure Research Group, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 6-13-1 Ohsawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-0015, Japan, takatoya.takeshi{at}jaxa.jp

Ippei Susuki

Structure Research Group, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 6-13-1 Ohsawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-0015, Japan

In an effort to achieve high performance and low cost manufacturing of composite structures, this study focuses on the resin film infusion (RFI) process and the three-dimensional (3-D) textile preform, which consists of in-plane and out-of-plane fibers for the near net-shape. Bismaleimide resin system is selected for the RFI process. In this study, the fundamental properties of 3-D textile composites under room temperature and dry conditions are characterized and compared with those of two-dimensional laminate composites of the same resin system. The 3-D textile composites show 0-13% lower in-plane properties, but 10-47% higher properties for open-hole and impact damage.

Key Words: resin film infusion (RFI) • textile reinforcement • mechanical properties

Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 39, No. 6, 543-556 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305047100


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