Glass Fiber Resin Composites and Components at Arctic Temperatures

Abstract

Glass fiber reinforced composites (GFRC) are used in a wide variety of applications within the U.S. Navy. With a potential increase in arctic operations in the Navy s future, it is important to understand how GFRCs will react at arctic temperatures. Previous research has shown that material properties of GFRC at cold temperatures are dependent on the reaction between the fiber and the resin, but little research has been conducted that was geared toward naval applications at arctic temperatures. This thesis focuses on the tensile properties of GFRC, resin, and glass fiber used in previous NPS-related composite research. The properties of the individual components are compared to assist in the design of composite structures, and provide a baseline to assess the need to re-conduct previous composite experiments at arctic temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA632517

Entities

People

  • Douglas O. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Fabrication
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Fibers
  • Glass Fibers
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tensile Testing

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Reinforced Composite Materials