Study of the compatibility between light-cured repair materials and composite materials by holographic interferometry

Abstract

Based on current trends in research on techniques for repairing composite materials, this paper focuses on the compatibility between a light-cured repair material and composite materials. The repair material used in this study is intended to find applicability in techniques for repairing damaged composite materials. Test pieces of the composite material were excited by a sinusoidal acoustic source at a frequency of 1058 Hz. Time-average holographic interferograms were photographed in original, damaged, and repaired samples. By analyzing the three interferograms according to the principles of holographic interferometry, the utility of the light-cured repair material is shown.