Due to their light weight and optimal mechanical properties, modern composite materials, such as carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP ... noncontact scanning to detect defects and imperfections 1.

Thostenson said the carbon nanotubes can be used to detect defects at onset by ... areas in between the bundles of fiber and also between the layers of the composite, in the matrix rich areas ...

The number of defects, such as delamination, resin erosion, and fiber breakout allowed in any structure depends on the application. For instance, because joint failure in carbon-fiber composites ...

While fibers in a composite ply show misalignment in reality, they are commonly idealized as perfectly aligned in modeling fiber bundle ... regular inspections, defects are discovered and cut ...

These porosity defects usually arise from the protrusion of random ... Unlike chopped glass-filled composites, such as SMC, the most weight-efficient carbon fiber composites are manufactured from ...

points to new concerns about a previously unreported defect caused by contamination of the carbon fiber composite material during fabrication of the large structures that make up the 787’s wing ...

Now, with Rocket Lab's new Automated Fiber Placement (AFP ... built-in inspection system scans for defects or imperfections in the carbon composite structure and will pause to alert the operator ...

A CFRP, or carbon fiber reinforced polymer, is a composite material that combines the components of carbon fibers and polymers. "The study demonstrates the first successful method to reclaim high ...