Numerical analysis of composite disks based on carbon/aramid–epoxy materials

Abstract

In this study, the behavior of two different disks consisting of aramid–epoxy and carbon–epoxy materials under a constant temperature was investigated by using the numerical analysis method. In this study, assuming that the modulus of elasticity does not change with temperature, temperature distributions of 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100°C were applied. It was found that the radial and tangential stress values calculated at high temperatures were higher than those at low temperatures. It was observed that the absolute tangential stresses were much higher than the radial stresses. It is concluded that the elastic stresses occurring in the carbon–epoxy disk are higher than the elastic stresses in the aramid–epoxy disk.