热塑性复合材料轻量化近质多钉连接

Lightweight hybrid multi-pin connection of fiber reinforced thermoplastic

  • 摘要: 热塑性复合材料(fiber reinforced thermoplastic, FRTP)在新一代飞机研制中应用日益广泛,在FRTP装配过程中,一般采用钛合金高锁螺栓进行连接,这使FRTP连接结构存在重量大、成本高、安装繁琐等缺点。考虑到FRTP独特的“升温熔化-冷却重塑”材料属性,文章提出采用热塑性复合材料紧固件(thermoplastic composite fastener, TPCF)干涉连接FRTP,并考虑结构承载能力,在低负载位置设计TPCF连接,在高负载位置设计钛合金螺栓连接,充分发挥紧固件性能,实现轻质高强的连接。实验结果表明,近质三钉连接结构匹配了紧固件承载分布与紧固件承载能力,其失效形式是渐进式的,避免了突发性失效风险。相较于传统的全钛合金螺栓连接结构,近质三钉连接结构降低了约6%承载能力,减轻了约30%重量。

     

    Abstract: Fiber reinforced thermoplastic (FRTP) has been increasingly applied in the development of next-generation aircraft. During the assembly of FRTP components, titanium alloy high-lock bolts are generally adopted for connection, which results in disadvantages of FRTP joint structures such as high weight, high cost, and complex installation. Considering the unique material property of FRTP, i.e., "melting upon heating-reshaping upon cooling", a hot-press joining method with interference fit using thermoplastic composite fasteners (TPCF) is proposed in this paper. In view of structural load-bearing requirements, TPCF joints are designed at low-load positions, while titanium alloy bolt joints are arranged at high-load positions. This design can give full play to the performance advantages of each type of fastener, thereby achieving lightweight and high-strength connections. Experimental results indicate that the hybrid three-pin joint structure matches the load distribution and bearing capacity of the fasteners. Its failure mode is progressive, which avoids the risk of sudden failure. Compared with the traditional all-titanium alloy bolt joint structure, the hybrid three-pin joint structure reduces the bearing capacity by approximately 6% while achieving a weight reduction of about 30%.

     

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