Original Article
  • A Study on the Grinding Characteristics of Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composite Hollow Shafts
  • P.J. Kim, D.G. Lee, H.S. Han, D.J. Lee
  • 탄소섬유 에폭시 복합재료 중공축의 연삭 특성에 관한 연구
  • 김포진(한국과학기술원), 이대길(한국과학기술원), 한흥삼(충남대학교), 이동주(충남대학교)
Abstract
Since carbon fiber epoxy composite materials have excellent properties for structures due to their high specific strength, high modulus, high damping and low thermal expansion, the hollow shafts made of carbon fiber epoxy composites have been widely used for power transmission shafts for motor vehicles, spindles of machine tools and rollers for film manufacturing. However, the molded composite shafts are not usually accurate enough for mechanical machine elements, which require turning or grinding of composite hollow shafts. In this paper, the grinding characteristics of composite hollow shafts, which are flexible in the radial and circumferential directions, were investigated experimentally and analytically with respect to the stacking angle, thickness and outer diameter.

Since carbon fiber epoxy composite materials have excellent properties for structures due to their high specific strength, high modulus, high damping and low thermal expansion, the hollow shafts made of carbon fiber epoxy composites have been widely used for power transmission shafts for motor vehicles, spindles of machine tools and rollers for film manufacturing. However, the molded composite shafts are not usually accurate enough for mechanical machine elements, which require turning or grinding of composite hollow shafts. In this paper, the grinding characteristics of composite hollow shafts, which are flexible in the radial and circumferential directions, were investigated experimentally and analytically with respect to the stacking angle, thickness and outer diameter.

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  • 1999; 12(2): 36-45

    Published on Apr 30, 1999

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