Designers' Guide to the Achievement of Electrical Continuity in Carbon Fibre Composite Structures

摘要

The design guide provides nonelectrical specialists with the information needed to fulfil the electrical requirements of an aircraft structure which includes carbon fiber composites. It outlines the mechanisms of conduction in composites and in hybrid materials, and the techniques for making joints in such materials and at composite/metal interfaces. Achievable electrical conductivities, environmental effects, and the electrical demands on the airframe are discussed. The associated electrical specifications, and techniques for measuring bond and joint impedances are included.