AN REVIEW ON ARAMID FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES
Keywords:
Fiber reinforced polymer composite, Aramid fiber, Aerospace applicationsAbstract
Fiber reinforced polymer composite materials are becoming very popular and replacing conventional materials nowadays because of their excellent properties suitable for various applications a high degree of toughness and damage tolerance which leads to impact/ballistic performance. The properties of fiber reinforced polymers are comparable to most metallic materials like conventional materials. This is due to their lower density compared to the higher density in metals which leads to higher strength to weight ratio for the composites compared to that of the metallic materials. These composites are also easier to obtain desirable shape and require much less energy in making the required product. They consist of more than two constituent materials, the fiber material and the matrix material. There are number of fibers available for making composite material including synthetic as well as natural fibers. Synthetic fibers have been taken for lot of experiments whereas natural fiber is found to be less expensive and available plenty. Aramid fibers reinforced composites are used in many marine and aerospace applications where lightweight, high tensile strength, and resistance to impact damage are important. The fiber material is embedded in the matrix. In this review paper we look into the papers published taking various experiments and tests carried using mostly aramid fiber by different authors and discuss about the outlook of the various results.
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