UD Carbon fiber prepreg
The preforming quality of carbon fiber plain-woven thermoset prepreg (CFPWTP) is critical to the performance of composite aerospace parts. The deformation ability of the CFPWTP material during preforming is affected by both the prepreg carbon fiber fabric woven structure and the resin viscosity, which is different from the dry textile material. Incorrect temperature parameters can enlarge the resin’s viscosity, and high viscosity can inhibit fiber deformation and cause defects. This study proposes an equivalent continuum mechanics model considering its temperature–force behavior. Picture frame tests and axial tensile tests at 15 °C, 30 °C, and 45 °C are conducted to obtain the temperature–stress–strain constitutional equations. By Taylor’s expansion formula and surface fitting method, the constitutive modulus of the material is ob…