Composite material properties needed.

[bikar]

I am working with a FEA program, trying to adapt it to the needs of the company where I work (BIKAR,

http://www.euskalnet.net/bikar/).

BIKAR produces compensators and expansion joints. At the moment I am working with the expansion joints, and I can simulate their shape, I can mesh them and I can apply constraints and loads on them. The problem appears with the joints' materials. As they are not very common, they are not in the program's library. Here is where I would need your help. The most important materials we use are:
- Rubber impregnated tire-cord (Rayon)
- Silicone coated glass fabric
- PTFE film laminated over fluoroplastic coated glass fabric
- Kevlar fabric
The data I need to define these materials is:
- Young's modulus
- Poisson's ratio
- Mass density
- Yield stress
I have been looking for these values in the web for a long time, with no result. I would be grateful if you could send me any of the information on these materials.

 

[joescan]

I am certain these guys would be able to help you

http://www.azom.com/KeyServices.asp?SupplierID=188

 

[orangepeel]

Unless some supplier can help you, you will most likely have to conduct tests your self for those properties.... and there is not any FEA package that I know of, that will model laminated fiber-reinforced elastomeric materials, unless there are some very specific tire (cord-rubber) codes. I have done some testing and modeling of fiber-reinforced elastomers and am willing to answer questions. kfldp00@tamuk.edu