Deployable, shape memory carbon fibre composites without shape memory constituents
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Robinson, P
Bismarck, A
Zhang, B
Maples, HA
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Trials have been conducted to investigate the shape memory capability of an interleaved composite consisting of carbon fibre reinforced epoxy laminae and polystyrene interleaf layers. It has been shown that the composite can be readily re-shaped by deforming it at an elevated temperature and then cooling the composite in the deformed state. On re-heating, the composite almost fully returns to its original shape. One potential application of the shape memory capability of the interleaved composite is in deployable structures and a simple structure has been manufactured to demonstrate this possibility.
Date Issued
2017-06-16
Date Acceptance
2017-02-22
Citation
Composites Science and Technology, 2017, 145 (1), pp.96-104
ISSN
0266-3538
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
96
End Page
104
Journal / Book Title
Composites Science and Technology
Volume
145
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Composites
Materials Science
Laminate
Carbon fibres
Structural composites
Shape memory composites
EPOXY COMPOSITES
STIFFNESS
TOUGHNESS
Materials
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-02-27