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Table 3.

Summary of PSOA results.

Parameter Steel (SM45C) E-Glass/Epoxy HM Carbon/Epoxy Boron/Epoxy
Optimum layers 16 17 15
Thickness, t (mm) 3.32 6.4 2.04 1.8
Optimum stacking sequence [4/−13/−13/−2/67/85/−70/18] s [−23/−51/68/−56/−72/47/−20/46/−22] s [58/61/−32/−82/−75/−29/21/−63] s
T (Nm) 3501 3508 3810 3519
T cr (Nm) 43,858 31,967 3699 3850
N crt (rpm) 9320 6520 10,197 9838
Weight (N) 86 42 11 12
Weight saving in (%) considering steel shaft weight as datum 51 86.89 85

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