Numerical analysis of fiber reinforced composite material for structural component application

Nowadays, convectional metallic material replaced by composite materials, because composite materials have superior than metallic materials properties such as light weights, higher strength-to-weight ratio, high tensile strength, Low cost, greater design flexibility, better fatigue resistance, renewability, and biodegradability. These properties of composite material are the most basic & common attractive features that make them useful for industrial applications. The main objective of this work is to contribute for a better understanding of the static behavior of structure made from fiber reinforced composite materials, specifically for the case of plate structures. The plate model is created using SOLIDWORKS 2017 and then imported into ANSYS R18.1. The study specifically examines three stacking sequences of the composite plate (angle ply, cross ply, and multidirectional ply) to analysis stress and deformation resulted from the loads. The static analysis of a Carbon/Epoxy with honeycomb plate composite reveals that the equivalent stress and deformation are lower in the cross-ply stacking sequence compared to the angle ply and multidirectional ply for the same load carrying capacity. This suggests that the composite plate with a cross ply configuration is more suitable for manufacturing composite structures due to its improved performance.