753 - Vibration damping of long fiber thermoplastic composites
Vaidya U., Crocker M.
Abstract
Thermoplastic composites offer outstanding advantages in comparison to metals (and thermosets) due to their high damage tolerance, high vibration damping, high specific strength and stiffness, processing flexibility, recycling ability, corrosion resistance, and ease of repair. Typically thermoplastic composite structures can be made from cost effective commodity matrix polymers, such as polypropylene, nylon and polyphenylene sulfide reinforced with glass and carbon fibers. In this study we report the vibration damping behavior of long fiber thermoplastic composite beams and plates; the fiber lengths range between 1' to 1.5'. Flat and ribbed shapes representative of structural shapes have been investigated for their vibration damping characteristics. The results from these investigations will be reported.
Citation
Vaidya U.; Crocker M.: Vibration damping of long fiber thermoplastic composites, CD-ROM Proceedings of the Thirtheenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV13), July 2-6, 2006, Vienna, Austria, Eds.: Eberhardsteiner, J.; Mang, H.A.; Waubke, H., Publisher: Vienna University of Technology, Austria, ISBN: 3-9501554-5-7
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