Effect of Post-Cure Time on Residual Stress Distribution in Carbon/Epoxy Laminated Composites
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This research investigates the effect of post-cure time on residual stresses in laminated composites. Laminated composites were made of T300 carbon fibers and epoxy resin. The post-cure process was carried out at the constant temperature of 120 °C for 6 and 12 hours for two specimens. The slitting method was employed to determine through-thickness residual stress distribution of the composite laminates. The results of experiment indicates that increasing the post-cure time leads to the reduction of maximum residual stress, as well as the uniformity of the residual stress distribution in laminated composites. Therefore, increasing the post-cure time is an effective way of reducing the destructive effects of residual stresses in laminated composites.
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