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Formula for bend radius of composites.

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aime4austin

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I am interested to know if there is a fomula to determine the minimum radius of a composite part made from a tape lay-up charge and drape-formed on either a male or female mold keeping in mind that each will be affected by tempature, number of plies, number of 90deg plies and specific material.
 
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