| Aluminum Plate, 1 inch thick, subject to bending has a flexural stiffness, D, 966,109 lb.in^2, and a weight 14.5 lbs/ft^2 |
Steel Plate, 1 inch thick, subject to bending has a flexural stiffness, D, 2,596,378 lb.in^2, and a weight 40 lbs/ft^2 |
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| Quasi-Isotropic [0/45/-45/90] carbon fiber skinned foam core Panel, 1.25 inch thick, subject to bending has a flexural stiffness, D, 343,971 lb.in^2, and a weight 2.6 lbs/ft^2 |
Bi-Directional [0/90] carbon fiber skinned foam core Panel, 1.18 inch thick, subject to bending has a flexural stiffness, D, 332,369 lb.in^2, and a weight 2.1 lbs/ft^2 |
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Quasi-isotropic Sandwich panel Flexural Stiffness diagram. The reader must note that the composite panel stiffnesses are singled valued due to the fixed value of thickness. |
Table of Flexural Stiffness values for Aluminum, Steel, and Quasi-Isotropic Composite Panels and Plates
CFCP001 | CFCP001 | CFCP001 | CFCP001 | |||||||||
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1000A | 1000A | 2000A | 2000A | |||||||||
Thickness | Aluminium | Steel | Q08 | Q16 | Q08 | Q16 | ||||||
inches | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | ||||||
0.1875 | 6,368 | 17,115 | ||||||||||
0.25 | 15,095 | 40,568 | ||||||||||
0.5 | 120,764 | 324,547 | ||||||||||
0.75 | 407,577 | 1,095,347 | ||||||||||
1 | 966,109 | 2,596,378 | ||||||||||
1,25 | 343,971 | |||||||||||
1.37 | 753,108 | |||||||||||
2.25 | 1,208,372 | |||||||||||
2.37 | 2,512,722 |
Bi-Directional Sandwich panel Flexural Stiffness diagram. The reader must note that the composite plate stiffnesses are singled valued due to the fixed value of thickness. |
CFCP001 | CFCP001 | CFCP001 | CFCP001 | |||||||||
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1000A | 1000A | 2000A | 2000A | |||||||||
Thickness | Aluminium | Steel | Q08 | Q16 | Q08 | Q16 | ||||||
inches | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | lb.in^2 | ||||||
0.1875 | 6,368 | 17,115 | ||||||||||
0.25 | 15,095 | 40,568 | ||||||||||
0.5 | 120,764 | 324,547 | ||||||||||
0.75 | 407,577 | 1,095,347 | ||||||||||
1 | 966,109 | 2,596,378 | ||||||||||
1,25 | 332,569 | |||||||||||
1.37 | 557,423 | |||||||||||
2.25 | 1,200,366 | |||||||||||
2.37 | 1,958,231 |