Typical Numbers for Carbon Fiber Laminates?

[MikeWaggoner at UW]

Anyone know some typical numbers for a uniaxial standard modulus carbon laminate? I was given the numbers for last year's monocoque and they seem a little strange to me (a difference in modulus between X and Y of only 1.35 times...)

I'm looking for the E in X, Y and Z
PR in XY, YZ, and XZ
GXY, GYZ, GXZ.

Thanks.

[MikeWaggoner at UW]

Anyone know some typical numbers for a uniaxial standard modulus carbon laminate? I was given the numbers for last year's monocoque and they seem a little strange to me (a difference in modulus between X and Y of only 1.35 times...)

I'm looking for the E in X, Y and Z
PR in XY, YZ, and XZ
GXY, GYZ, GXZ.

Thanks.

[James Waltman]

I call shenanigans.

I think they're messing with you Mike. Maybe a decimal got mixed up because 13.5 seems a little more reasonable but still pretty low.

Did you buy the book when you took Dr. Dillman's composites classes? It's actually a pretty good book. ("Handbook of Composites"� S.T. Peters ISBN 0412240207). It's a pretty good deal from the WWU bookstore. I am pretty sure it was less than $100 (Amazon.com wants $229!). Looks like you might be able to get it online through the UW library (http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/search/thandbook+of+composites/thandbook+of+composites/1%2C5%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=thandbook+of+composites&2%2C%2C2).

The following picture is from page 4. It has some of the stuff you were after. Hope it helps
http://dot.etec.wwu.edu/fsae/James/Web%20Pics/Composites%20handbook.JPG