Computational structural investigations on the various aerospace materials based conventional and hybrid composites: Comprehensive analyses

The numerical analysis of the composite materials is generated and structural analyses are carried out with the help of ANSYS ACP-Pre 17.2 and Structural analysis tool. Composite materials are widely used for their high strength to weight ratio and their tensile and compressive stress handling capacity. In order to achieve more strength and load-carrying capacity, the multi-layer composites are being used nowadays. In this paper, the comparative analysis between Carbon fiber, Glass fiber and Kevlar fibers are carried out for both conventional and hybrid composites. The ASTM D3039-76 standard specimen is taken for the analysis and the contours of total deformation (TD), equivalent stress (ES), normal stress (NS), equivalent elastic strain (EES), and strain energy (SE) with respect to tensile and compressive load are taken for each composite material and compared. Finally, the results are compared and the composite material suitable for tensile and compressive applications is optimized. From the analysis, it is observed that CFRP-UD-Wet and its associate’s hybrid composites have the least structural outcomes when subjected to tensile and compressive loads.