The material parameters for computational modeling of long-fibre composites with textile

Abstract

In this contribution, the composites with textile fibre (cord) and an elastomer matrix are studied based on computational modeling of car tires in combination with experiments. These composite are applied in tire casings for cars, conveyor belts etc. The aim of this research work of authors is creation of computational models namely for stress-strain analyses of selected parts of radial tire casing. The typically passenger car radial tire casing consists of one or two polyester plies in tire carcass and two steel-cord belts and one polyamide 66 cap ply below tread. The finite element method using the program system ANSYS is applied to the computational modeling. For the determination of the material parameters of elastomer and textile cords as input data to the computational models, it was necessary to perform tests as statically tensile tests. Also the experiments of composites as tests of low cyclic loading of composites are needed for verification analyses between computational results and experimental data. For computational modeling, the modulus of elasticity and Poisson ratio are used as material input parameters of textile reinforcements. The results from the computational modeling and selected results from the tests are presented in this contribution.