Keywords
mechanical properties
static bending tests
static compression test
static tensile test
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Abstract
The aim of this work was to determine the influence of material and geometric factors of selected sandwich composites on their mechanical properties. The first pair of sandwich materials under consideration were made by the industrial infusion method and consisted of epoxy resin reinforced with 7 layers of glass fabric (skin) with core made of PVC foam or aramid honeycomb. The second pair of materials was prepared manually and consisted of polyester resin reinforced with glass mat (skin) with aramid honeycomb core of varying thicknesses. Mechanical properties were determined in static bending, compression and tensile tests. In each case, the failure mode of the tested composite materials was determined. In the case of composites with epoxy resin skins application of aramid honeycomb core resulted in higher tensile and edgewise compressive strength. For materials with polyester resin skins and honeycomb cores it was found that increase of core thickness yielded higher bending stiffness but the tensile and bending strength were reduced.
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