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flexural strength test of honeycomb sandwich panel as per ASTM standards

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By mosoqa - 10/16/2014 10:02:21 PM

Hello,

i need to to determine the sandwich panel flexural strength and stiffness following ASTM C393 which is updated to ASTM D 7250.

The face sheet is of carbon fiber(phenolic resin) and core of Aluminium AL5056.the strength values for the Aluminum is quoted in the manufacturer's literature(coupon test results).

i am looking for guidelines for selection of specimen dimensions and loading configuration and most importantly the guidelines on the test fixture setup with recommended geometries and specifications(material of load application apparatus,load span,recommended geometry and material of reaction supports etc).

thank you,

regards,      
By SeanS - 11/24/2014 8:01:29 AM

I havent done any testing in a long time so am rusty, but to some extent it depends on what type of failure you're expecting. For example, if using skins that have fibres 90 degrees to the length, then skin failure could occur quickly as they become indented. Also depends on things like density of your alu core. 
The first flexural tests I did was about 30mm width, (something like 80mm span from memory) which was too thin to get a proper consistency with full cell volume/unit area, so the bigger your cells, the wider you make it. Also, you'll want a good 20mm radius if you can on the loaders for realy flexural tests but if you are trying to simulate more point like loads, this could be reduced - really depends what you're trying to get out of it.