SAMPE Journal - March/April 2023 - 10
FEATURE
HELICOID FIBER ARCHITECTURES
Photo credit: Helicoid Industries
Natural Fibre Composites with Enhanced Impactdamage
Resistance via Bioinspired
Helicoid Fiber Architectures
Lorenzo Mencattelli
Helicoid Industries Inc., Indio, CA
Jia Long Liu, Ping Yee Chua, Van Pham Nguyen Hong, Vincent B C Tan, Tong-Earn Tay
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SP
Email: lorenzom@helicoidind.com
ABSTRACT
For the first time, we report on the design, manufacturing, and testing of impact
performance of natural-fiber reinforced laminates (flax/epoxy) and glass-fiber
reinforced laminates in conventional (quasi-isotropic, QI-0°,45°,90°,-45°) and bioinspired
Helicoid architectures, along with hybridization strategies to further improve
impact resistance. We used two different sets of materials and processes: 1) prepreg
and autoclave; and 2) non-crimp fabric and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding
with epoxy. This is to be representative of different market applications. We then
characterized the Helicoid and QI samples using low-velocity impact tests up to the
perforation limit of each configuration. We demonstrate that at equal weight, bioinspired
hybrid Helicoid architectures made of 80% flax (by mass) achieve a similar perforation
energy of conventional full (100%) glass fiber laminates. These results pave the way for
a more extensive use of sustainable materials in high-performance applications.
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