Analysis of Rain Erosion of Coated and Uncoated Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials

Abstract

The behavior of both uncoated and coated fiber reinforced composite substrate systems subjected to repeated impingements of liquid droplets was investigated. The system studied consisted of 1) an uncoated fiber reinforced composite, and 2) a fiber reinforced composite covered by a single layer of homogeneous coating of arbitrary thickness. Employing the fatigue theorems established for the rain erosion of homogeneous materials, algebraic equations were derived for both systems (1) and (2) WHICH DESCRIBE THE INCUBATION PERIOD, RATE OF MASS REMOVAL AND THE TOTAL MASS LOSS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001086

Entities

People

  • Cheng-i. Yang
  • George S. Springer

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Body Weight
  • Coatings
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Michigan
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rain Erosion
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.