From the course: Introduction to Composite Manufacturing
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Fibers and fabrics
From the course: Introduction to Composite Manufacturing
Fibers and fabrics
- [Instructor] Advanced composite materials are made up of fibrous materials embedded in a resin matrix. Now this is, if we're talking about a solid laminate. The orientations of the fiber and it's alternate directions give the composite material, its strength and stiffness. These strength and stiffness values can be as low as a piece of fiberglass or as high as a piece of titanium because the strength design requirements are a function of the applied load direction, ply orientation and ply sequence. These things have to be correct. Wrap Clock indicates the longitudinal fibers of a fabric. The Wrap is in the direction, which is the highest strength for the fiber. Now, this direction is again, going to follow your load path. So the fiber degree zero sets the longitudinal load path and all other fibers are based off of that first direction specified. All products and forms generally begin with a spooled unidirectional fiber…
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