Composite components of a golf club head
A composite material for a component of a golf club head is disclosed herein. The composite material includes a composite layers and at least one an interlaminar layer that includes one of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, Z-Axis aligned carbon fibers or graphene platelets. In one preferred embodiment, the golf club head component is a face component.
1 . A composite material for a component of a golf club head, the composite material comprising:
a first composite layer;
a second composite layer; and
an interlaminar layer composed of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes;
wherein the first composite layer and the second composite layer comprise a plurality of plies, each of the plurality of plies a unidirectional orientation, a bi-axial orientation or a tri-axial orientation;
wherein a laminate comprises a structure formed from the first composite layer, the second composite layer and the interlaminar layer;
wherein an
additive
laminate
ratio
=
∑
k
=
1
m
-
1
Area
Additive
k
∑
k
=
1
m
Area
Ply
k
wherein m=a total number of plies,
wherein an Area_Ply k is the area of each composite ply (k) in the laminate,
wherein an Area Additive (k) is the area of the reinforcement present between offsetting plies (k and k+1),
wherein the additive laminate ratio of the composite material ranges between 0.05 and 0.9.
2 . The composite material according to claim 1 wherein each of the first composite layer and the second composite layer has a fabric area weight ranging from 20 gsm to 500 gsm.
3 . The composite material according to claim 1 wherein each the first composite layer and the second composite layer comprises at least one of a carbon fiber, fiberglass fiber, or aramid fiber.
4 . A composite material for a component of a golf club head, the composite material comprising:
a first composite layer;
a second composite layer; and
an interlaminar layer comprising one of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, Z-Axis aligned carbon fibers or graphene platelets;
wherein the first composite layer and the second composite layer comprise a plurality of plies, each of the plurality of plies a unidirectional orientation, a bi-axial orientation or a tri-axial orientation;
wherein a laminate comprises a structure formed from the first composite layer, the second composite layer and the interlaminar layer;
wherein an
additive
laminate
ratio
=
∑
k
=
1
m
-
1
Area
Additive
k
∑
k
=
1
m
Area
Ply
k
wherein m=a total number of plies,
wherein an Area_Ply k is the area of each composite ply (k) in the laminate,
wherein an Area Additive (k) is the area of the reinforcement present between offsetting plies (k and k+1),
wherein the additive laminate ratio of the composite material ranges between 0.05 and 0.9.
5 . The composite material according to claim 4 wherein each of the first composite layer and the second composite layer has a fabric area weight ranging from 20 gsm to 500 gsm.
6 . The composite material according to claim 4 wherein each the first composite layer and the second composite layer comprises at least one of a carbon fiber, fiberglass fiber, or aramid fiber.
7 . The composite material according to claim 4 wherein the interlaminar layer comprises Z-Axis aligned carbon fibers and an average thickness of the Z-Axis aligned carbon fibers between the first composite layer and the second composite layer ranges from 0.003 inch to 0.060 inch.
8 . The composite material according to claim 4 wherein the interlaminar layer comprises Z-Axis aligned carbon fibers and a fabric area weight of the interlaminar layer ranges from 10 gsm to 300 gsm.