Efecto de la secuencia de apilamiento sobre las propiedades mecánicas y termomecánicas mediante análisis dinámico mecánico (MDA) del compuesto de matriz epoxi reforzado con fibras natural (Chambira) y sintética

Abstract

This project details the effect of the stacking sequence regarding the thermomechanical and mechanical properties of the composite based on natural fiber (chambira) reinforced with synthetic fiber (glass, carbon and kevlar) and epoxy resin. The composite laminates were pure chambira fiber/epoxy, pure synthetic fiber/epoxy, and hybrid chambira fiber/synthetic/epoxy; They were molded by infusion process and subjected to curing and finally CO2 laser cutting. A descriptive statistic was performed, since due to the asymmetry of the cases it is only possible to analyze the incidence of the stacking sequence on the mechanical and thermomechanical properties by means of DMA of the compounds. Once the tests were completed and the results tabulated, using records and graphs, it was possible to observe that there is a clear advantage of the pure carbon fiber composite, since it far exceeds the rest of the compounds in all the tests. For the hybrid compounds, it was observed that there is no marked domain since some compounds behave better than others depending on the tests to which they have been subjected. Regarding the glass transition temperature, it could be corroborated with what is indicated by the manufacturer in the technical data sheet, where it mentions that the temperature at which the epoxy resin crystallizes is 91 degrees Celsius and in the results of the mechanical dynamic analysis carried out, values were obtained. which always hovered around 90 degrees Celsius.