From the course: Introduction to Composite Manufacturing

Introduction to composite manufacturing

From the course: Introduction to Composite Manufacturing

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Introduction to composite manufacturing

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- [Instructor] Composite materials, since their inception, have been increasingly incorporated into more and more applications. The primary advantages of composite materials are their high strength, low weight, and corrosion resistance. But, in order to properly design composite components, you need an in-depth knowledge of the composite structure you want to create, and the environment it will be in during its lifetime, such as what range of temperatures and stresses will the composite structure be up against? Are there abrasion requirements? Is the component going to get wet? And if so, is it going to be salt or fresh water? Will your component be subjected to fire and/or ice? Are there compression or stretching forces? What about torsion? The list goes on. Once you know what your components are up against, you can determine the materials that will be used to create the structure. The next step is to determine the type of tooling and fabrication processes that must be used to make your composite parts. And finally, what types of inspection are necessary to make sure your final components are built correctly. Once you have all these inputs, you can begin creating your parts. In this course, we will have the opportunity to peel back the layers of composites, the materials, manufacturing methods, how to evaluate important considerations of composite structures, inspectability, damage susceptibility, and the repair methods.

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