Impact Resistance of Hybrid Composite Fan Blade Materials.

Abstract

Improved resistance to foreign object damage was demonstrated for hybrid composite simulated blade specimens. Transply metallic reinforcement offered additional improvement in resistance to gelatin projectile impacts. Metallic leading edge protection permitted equivalent-to-titanium performance of the hybrid composite simulated blade specimen for impacts with 1.27 cm and 2.54 cm (0.50 and 1.00 inch) diameter gelatin spheres. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA303949

Entities

People

  • L. A. Freiedrich

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biocomposites
  • Birds
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • ballistics.