MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES TO MEET LAMINATE CTE DESIGN CRITERIA

Authors
LIANG XZ HEPPLER GR
Citation
Xz. Liang et Gr. Heppler, MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES TO MEET LAMINATE CTE DESIGN CRITERIA, Composites engineering, 4(5), 1994, pp. 537-548
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Materials Sciences, Composites",Engineering
Journal title
Composites engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
09619526
Volume
4
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
537 - 548
Database
ISI
SICI code
0961-9526(1994)4:5<537:MTTMLC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A means of analytically estimating suitable manufacturing tolerances f or laminate ply angles is presented, where the tolerances are set to a llow the laminate to meet a specified coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) requirement. The linear terms of a multivariable Taylor series expansion are used to determine the required tolerances. Numerical res ults are presented that show that the tolerances vary with ply angle b ut not with position through the thickness of the laminate.