Abstract:The paper presents a design and analysis methods of carbon /epoxy composite tubular parts. Testing and analytical computations, based on classical laminated plate theory, of the proposed and manufactured material delivered the engineering constants that have been used in the finite element simulations of two important safety tests for the handlebar (bending and torsion). The experimental results obtained for lateral bending test (critical test) are in agreement with the finite element simulations.
“…The author designed, manufactured, characterized and tested a bent tubular carbon/epoxy fiber tube with variable section used as a bicycle handlebar. Tests and analytical computations, based on classical laminated plate theory delivered the engineering constants that have been used in the finite element simulations of two important safety tests for the handlebar (bending and torsion) [3].…”
This work describes the investigation on adapting the carbon fiber tube for building lightweight serial manipulator links. The carbon fiber is chosen based on its significant properties such as lightweight and superior mechanical strength, as an alternative to the existing conventional alloys such as steel and aluminium. A serial manipulator also suffers from a few disadvantages. A typical serial manipulator generally has a structure weight to payload ratio of approximately 200:1, which in turn drastically increases the power and torque requirements of the link actuators. So, there is a need to address this serious problem by investigating the lightweight construction for robot arm links through alternative designs. Such a design will significantly decrease the power requirements of the robot arm without compromising on stability. A comparative study has been done considering three different materials: steel, aluminium and carbon fiber using finite element analysis to check payload capability and stress concentrations.
“…The author designed, manufactured, characterized and tested a bent tubular carbon/epoxy fiber tube with variable section used as a bicycle handlebar. Tests and analytical computations, based on classical laminated plate theory delivered the engineering constants that have been used in the finite element simulations of two important safety tests for the handlebar (bending and torsion) [3].…”
This work describes the investigation on adapting the carbon fiber tube for building lightweight serial manipulator links. The carbon fiber is chosen based on its significant properties such as lightweight and superior mechanical strength, as an alternative to the existing conventional alloys such as steel and aluminium. A serial manipulator also suffers from a few disadvantages. A typical serial manipulator generally has a structure weight to payload ratio of approximately 200:1, which in turn drastically increases the power and torque requirements of the link actuators. So, there is a need to address this serious problem by investigating the lightweight construction for robot arm links through alternative designs. Such a design will significantly decrease the power requirements of the robot arm without compromising on stability. A comparative study has been done considering three different materials: steel, aluminium and carbon fiber using finite element analysis to check payload capability and stress concentrations.
Abstract.A finite element analysis software has been used in order to determine several mechanical properties for samples made from unidirectional composite materials. Plates from reinforced unidirectional fiber glass polymer composites obtained by compression hand lay-up process were studied.Tensile tests were performed upon samples with different number and orientation of the composite ply layup.
“…However, the liquid structure preserved for the solidified material generates completely new properties, often much better than their crystalline counterparts [2]. Amorphous materials exhibit so-called soft magnetic properties, including a low coercive field value and high saturation magnetisation [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”
The article presents the results of research on the thermal treatment of amorphous alloys. As part of the work, an alloy with a chemical composition Fe63Co8Y8W1B20 was produced by rapid cooling. The method used to aspirate the liquid alloy into the copper mold was used. The produced material was subjected to annealing at 940K for 10 minutes. The alloy, after solidification and after heat treatment, was subjected to structure testing by means of X-ray diffraction. The soaking process led to the partial crystallization of the amorphous precursor. Using the Faraday magnetic balance, curves of the magnetic saturation polarization as a function of temperature were recorded, on the basis of their analysis, the Curie temperature of the produced materials was determined. Using the vibration magnetometer, the primary curves of magnetization and static magnetic hysteresis loops were measured. The alloy after the soaking process was characterized by higher Curie temperature and magnetically hard properties. The test results confirm the possibility of modifying the magnetic properties of high-temperature alloys through a suitably designed heat treatment.
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