Abstract
Damping of polyarylate fiber reinforced plastics is analysed experimentally using a cantilever beam test specimen and an impulse technique. The experimental results are compared with damping properties of CFRP. It is recognized that polyarylate fiber reinforced plastics have higher damping capacity than CFRP. Next, the effects of the stacking sequence of the Polyarylate-Carbon hybrid composites on damping properties were examined. From result of vibration tests, polyarylate-outside clustered configuration gives higher damping properties.
