HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES USE HIGH-STRENGTH, HIGH-STIFFNESS, NON-EXTENSIBLE FIBERS SUCH AS GRAPHITE, GLASS OR KEVLAR. FABRICS PRODUCED FROM FIBERS SUCH AS GRAPHITE HAVE NO STRETCH. UNLIKE A FABRIC WOVEN FROM AN EXTENSIBLE YARN, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FORM A GRAPHITE FABRIC OVER A SHARPLY CONTOURED MOLD WITHOUT INCURRING WRINKLING OR BUCKLING. THEREFORE, TO PRODUCE COMPLEX-SHAPED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITHOUT TIME-CONSUMING PROCESSES SUCH AS CUTTING OR DARTING, OR MECHANICAL PROPERTY REDUCING BUCKLING, IT IS DESIRABLE TO USE FABRICS THAT ARE SHAPED DURING THE WEAVING PROCESS, OR CONTOUR WOVEN. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES VARIOUS TYPES OF CONTOUR WEAVING.
| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
