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Mukhtara, I., Lemanb, Z., Zainuddinb, E.S. and Ishakc, M.R. (2021) Development and Performance Analysis of Hybrid Composite Side Door Impact Beam: An Experimental Investigation. In: Sapuan, S.M. and Ilyas, R.A., Eds., Biocomposite and Synthetic Composites for Automotive Applications, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 173-197.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128205594000067
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820559-4.00006-7

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• TITLE: Development of a Side Door Composite Impact Beam for the Automotive Industry

  AUTHORS: Vinay Papaiya, Jens Schuster, Yousuf Pasha Shaik

  KEYWORDS: Side-Door Impact Beam, Impact Energy Absorption, Carbon-Aramid Reinforcement, VARTM

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.14 No.1, November 30, 2023

  ABSTRACT: The automobile industry has been searching for vehicles that use less energy and emit fewer pollutants, which has resulted in a high demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. Because of their higher strength-to-weight ratio compared to traditional steel, using fiber-reinforcement composite materials in automobile bodies has emerged as the most effective strategy for improving fuel efficiency while maintaining safety standards. This research paper examined the utilization of fiber-reinforced composite materials in car bodies to meet the increasing consumer demand for fuel-efficient and eco-friendly vehicles. It particularly focused on a carbon-aramid fiber-reinforced composite impact beam for passenger car side door impact protection. Despite the encouraging prospects of the carbon-aramid fiber-reinforced beam, the research uncovered substantial defects in the fabrication process, resulting in diminished load-bearing capacity and energy absorption. As a result, the beam was un-successful in three-point bending tests. This was accomplished by using an I cross-section design with varying thickness because of the higher area moment of inertia. Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) manufacturing process was used and the finished beam underwent to three-point bending tests.