High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears
The high cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite gears is investigated. The CFRP gears were milled from a composite plate and tested in mesh with a steel drive gear under five torque loads ranging between 0.4 and 0.8 Nm in unlubricated conditions....
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| author | Damijan Zorko Jože Tavčar Milan Bizjak Roman Šturm Zoran Bergant |
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| description | The high cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite gears is investigated. The CFRP gears were milled from a composite plate and tested in mesh with a steel drive gear under five torque loads ranging between 0.4 and 0.8 Nm in unlubricated conditions. A detailed gear damage analysis is conducted by employing scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution optical microscopy. Epoxy matrix microcracking is found to be the damage mechanism that leads to the final delamination failure. CFRP gears exhibited a significantly improved performance and a longer fatigue lifespan in comparison with the polymer and polymer composite gears. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ba52d01f766487ebf79c543cf09a6082022-12-21T20:25:01ZengElsevierPolymer Testing0142-94182021-10-01102107339High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gearsDamijan Zorko0Jože Tavčar1Milan Bizjak2Roman Šturm3Zoran Bergant4University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000, Ljubljana, SloveniaLund University, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Box 118, SE-221 00, Lund, SwedenUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Aškerčeva 12, 1000, Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000, Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Corresponding author.The high cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite gears is investigated. The CFRP gears were milled from a composite plate and tested in mesh with a steel drive gear under five torque loads ranging between 0.4 and 0.8 Nm in unlubricated conditions. A detailed gear damage analysis is conducted by employing scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution optical microscopy. Epoxy matrix microcracking is found to be the damage mechanism that leads to the final delamination failure. CFRP gears exhibited a significantly improved performance and a longer fatigue lifespan in comparison with the polymer and polymer composite gears.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941821002853Polymer compositesFatigueFinite element analysis (FEA)Fatigue testingGears |
| spellingShingle | Damijan Zorko Jože Tavčar Milan Bizjak Roman Šturm Zoran Bergant High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears Polymer Testing Polymer composites Fatigue Finite element analysis (FEA) Fatigue testing Gears |
| title | High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears |
| title_full | High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears |
| title_fullStr | High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears |
| title_full_unstemmed | High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears |
| title_short | High cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured woven carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite gears |
| title_sort | high cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave cured woven carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite gears |
| topic | Polymer composites Fatigue Finite element analysis (FEA) Fatigue testing Gears |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941821002853 |
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