Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches

This study investigates the flatwise compressive performance of the developed sandwiches with core stitching modification. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam cores with a density of 0.048 g/cm3 were stitched with 600-tex glass fiber yarns. Then the core materials were sandwiched with carbon/epoxy and gla...

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Main Author: Çağrı Uzay
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2021-12-01
Series:Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1840197
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description This study investigates the flatwise compressive performance of the developed sandwiches with core stitching modification. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam cores with a density of 0.048 g/cm3 were stitched with 600-tex glass fiber yarns. Then the core materials were sandwiched with carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy face sheets, respectively. The composite sandwich structures were produced by applying the vacuum bag method, and the composite layers were co-cured. The non-stitched foam core sandwiches were also manufactured as the benchmark. The developed sandwich panels were subjected to flatwise compression tests per the ASTM C365 Standard to obtain compressive properties. The mechanical testing showed that the stitched foam core sandwiches carried dramatically higher compressive loads and presented additional load peaks. The increments in the compressive strength of the developed sandwich panels were found above 80% without a significant weight penalty. Core stitching, providing the sandwich panels to have better out-of-plane strength, is a simple and less time-consuming through-thickness reinforcement process among the other core modification methods.
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spelling doaj-art-9d59444d3d0f4a26b737a5ef88b0ad102025-08-20T02:40:23ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi2147-835X2021-12-012561366137510.16984/saufenbilder.95667628Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core SandwichesÇağrı Uzay0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7713-8951KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURINGThis study investigates the flatwise compressive performance of the developed sandwiches with core stitching modification. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam cores with a density of 0.048 g/cm3 were stitched with 600-tex glass fiber yarns. Then the core materials were sandwiched with carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy face sheets, respectively. The composite sandwich structures were produced by applying the vacuum bag method, and the composite layers were co-cured. The non-stitched foam core sandwiches were also manufactured as the benchmark. The developed sandwich panels were subjected to flatwise compression tests per the ASTM C365 Standard to obtain compressive properties. The mechanical testing showed that the stitched foam core sandwiches carried dramatically higher compressive loads and presented additional load peaks. The increments in the compressive strength of the developed sandwich panels were found above 80% without a significant weight penalty. Core stitching, providing the sandwich panels to have better out-of-plane strength, is a simple and less time-consuming through-thickness reinforcement process among the other core modification methods.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1840197core stitchingflatwise compressionsandwich compositestrengthmodulus
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Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
core stitching
flatwise compression
sandwich composite
strength
modulus
title Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
title_full Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
title_fullStr Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
title_short Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
title_sort enhancing the out of plane compressive performance of lightweight polymer foam core sandwiches
topic core stitching
flatwise compression
sandwich composite
strength
modulus
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1840197
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