Carbon Reinforced Polymer

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Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer SUMMARY Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers are said to be perfectly suited materials for vehicles as it is lighter and stronger and due to its lighter weight and high yield strength. Manufacturers prefer to use carbon Reinforced Polymer in making vehicle body parts than choosing traditional metallic materials. Unlike steel and aluminium Carbon Fiber reinforced Polymer are anisotropic in nature which gives it directional strength properties. Though there are certain issues regarding anisotropic property of Carbon Fiber Reinforced polymers but CFRP is being widely used. INTRODUCTION Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer also known as carbon fiber composite. As its name indicates it is the mixture of two components first is matrix and other reinforcement. Reinforcement is a carbon fiber which gives it strength and matrix is binder which binds it .As a matrix various resins are used among which epoxy resins are popular [1]. PROPERTIES OF CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS Carbon Fiber Reinforced polymers are light in weight and extremely strong. This gives advantage of using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer over using traditional metalics. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer has high yield strength and high strength to weigh ratio which makes it perfectly suited for being used in vehicle body parts. Apart From these Properties anisotropy is property of having different strength in different direction .Carbon Fiber reinforced Polymers are directionally dependent. Alignment of fibers can change the property of Carbon fiber reinforced Polymers any time and this becomes biggest issue for engineer to design anything out of it as it may show any properties which was never expected. There are various parameters which needed to be taken care when designing anything out of CFRP like fiber alignment, fiber to resin ratio, minimising the resin void etc[2].

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