THE BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL MAT-450 TO THE BENDING STRAIN

Abstract

The outstanding properties of composite materials make them which are increasingly used in industry, is gaining more and more ground against traditional materials. Many products in the aerospace, electronics, automotive, agriculture are made of composite materials. Determining the specific characteristics of new types of composite materials and understanding how they behave are vital, because by the most of the quality of these materials can achieve high quality products. The paper analyses the behaviour of the composite material MAT-450 to the bending stress. The mechanical characteristics were determined experimentally on the stand, the specimens were tested at using the three points bending method. Tests were conducted on a material testing machine at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Transilvania University of Braşov, type-TEXTURE ANALYSER, which is produced by Lloyd Instruments. The results allow the optimization of composite structures used in construction vehicles. The paper ends with conclusions drawn from the research.