Effects of UV on epoxy composite laminates
Effects of UV on epoxy composite laminates
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I would like to know if anyone has any recommended literature for the short term effects of UV exposure on a carbon/epoxy laminate. By short term I mean a few days and exposure would be to the sun on an unpainted laminate.





RE: Effects of UV on epoxy composite laminates
The UV affect on your laminate should be negligible for a few days of exposure; however, the secondary surface heating affect could cause problems. There are several curves you can find online, but the surface temp of a black carbon laminate in the sun, even on a nice spring day, can easily exceed 200d F. This would obviously have a worse affect on your laminate if you are using an LTM type material.
Wes C.
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RE: Effects of UV on epoxy composite laminates