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Measurements of the principal linear thermal expansion coefficients of a tridirectional (−45°, 0°, +45°) carbon fibre reinforced plastics laminate are reported in the approximate temperature range 90 K to 500 K. A quantitative evaluation of the in-plane results in thermoelastic terms has yielded an agreement with these results consistent with the approximations and uncertainties involved. The qualitative agreement with expectations based upon the behaviour of unidirectional and bidirectional laminates is also demonstrated. The account concludes with an examination of some effects which are peculiar to multidirectional laminates.
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Yates, B., McCalla, B.A., Sargent, J.P. et al. The thermal expansion of carbon fibre reinforced plastics. J Mater Sci 13, 2226–2232 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00541678
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00541678