24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-5.9.4

IMPROVEMENT OF INTERLAMINAR STRENGTH ON CFRP LAMINATES BY CARBON FIBER STITCHING

Y. Iwahori, T. Ishikawa
Advanced Composite Evaluation Center, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

Keywords: stitching, DCB, CAI, OHC, DNS

Stitching using carbon fiber (CF) thread for CFRP laminates have been investigated experimentally. The laminate is fabricated by using low cost in-plane carbon fiber (TORAY T- 700GC), special carbon fiber stitch thread (Mitsubishi Rayon TR-40 1K) and epoxy resin (TORAY TR-A31) for RTM.

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