Research Article

Torsional Behaviour and Finite Element Analysis of the Hybrid Laminated Composite Shafts: Comparison of VARTM with Vacuum Bagging Manufacturing Method

Table 3

Average fiber orientation angles on each layer for each sequence.

Layer sequenceCGCGGC
FiberAngle°FiberAngle°FiberAngle°FiberAngle°

Layer 1Carbon±33E-glass±38Carbon±33E-glass±38
Layer 2Carbon±33.5E-glass±40Carbon±33.5E-glass±40
Layer 3Carbon±34E-glass±41E-glass±41Carbon±34
Layer 4Carbon±34.5E-glass±42E-glass±42Carbon±34.5