scholarly journals The Impact Performance of Woven-Fabric Thermoplastic and Thermoset Composites Subjected to High-Velocity Soft- and Hard-Impact Loading

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1389-1410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Haibao Liu ◽  
Cihan Kaboglu ◽  
Xiangshao Kong ◽  
Yuzhe Ding ◽  
...  

Abstract The present paper investigates the impact performance of woven-fabric carbon-fibre composites based upon both thermoplastic- and thermoset-matrix polymers under high-velocity impact loading by conducting gas-gun experiments at impact velocities of up to 100 m.s−1. The carbon-fibre reinforced-polymers (CFRPs) are impacted using soft- (i.e. gelatine) and hard- (i.e. aluminium-alloy) projectiles to simulate either a soft bird-strike or a hard foreign-body impact (e.g. runway debris), respectively, on typical composites employed in civil aircraft. The out-of-plane displacements of the impacted composite specimen are obtained by means of a three-dimensional Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system for the soft-projectile impact on the composites and the extent of damage is assessed both visually and by using portable C-scan equipment. The perforation resistance and energy absorbing capability of the composites are also studied by performing high-velocity impact experiments using the hard-projectile and the resulting extent and type of damage are identified. In addition, a Finite Element (FE) model is also developed to investigate the interaction between the projectile and the composite target.

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (33) ◽  
pp. 15741-15768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibao Liu ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Yuzhe Ding ◽  
Jie Zheng ◽  
Xiangshao Kong ◽  
...  

Abstract The present paper describes the results from experimental and theoretical modelling studies on the behaviour of continuous carbon fibre/polymer matrix composites subjected to a relatively low-velocity or high-velocity impact, using a rigid, metallic impactor. Drop-weight and gas-gun tests are employed to conduct the low-velocity and high-velocity impact experiments, respectively. The carbon fibre composites are based upon a thermoplastic poly(ether–ether ketone) matrix (termed CF/PEEK) or a thermoset toughened epoxy matrix (termed CF/Epoxy), which has the same fibre architecture of a cross-ply [03/903]2s lay-up. The studies clearly reveal that the CF/PEEK composites exhibit the better impact performance. Also, at the same impact energy of 10.5 ± 0.3 J, the relatively high-velocity test at 54.4 ± 1.0 m s−1 leads to more damage in both types of composite than observed from the low-velocity test where the impactor struck the composites at 2.56 m s−1. The computationally efficient, two-dimensional, elastic, finite element model that has been developed is generally successful in capturing the essential details of the impact test and the impact damage in the composites, and has been used to predict the loading response of the composites under impact loading.


2020 ◽  
pp. 089270572097617
Author(s):  
B Yelamanchi ◽  
E MacDonald ◽  
NG Gonzalez-Canche ◽  
JG Carrillo ◽  
P Cortes

Fiber Metal Laminates (FML) are structures that contain a sequential arrangement of metal and composite materials, which are of great interest to the aerospace sector due to the superior mechanical performance. The traditional manufacturing process for FML involves considerable investment in manufacturing resources depending on the design complexity of the desired components. To mitigate such limitations, 3D printing enables direct digital manufacturing to create FML with customized configurations. In this work, a preliminary mechanical characterization of additively-manufacturing-enabled FML has been investigated. A series of continuous glass fiber-reinforced composites were printed with a Markforged system and placed between layers of aluminum alloy to manufacture hybrid laminate structures. The laminates were subjected to tensile, interfacial fracture toughness, and both low-velocity and high-velocity impact tests. The results showed that the FMLs appear to have a good degree of adhesion at the metal-composite interface, although a limited intralaminar performance was recorded. It was also observed that the low and high-velocity impact performance of the FMLs was improved by 9–13% relative to that of the constituent elements. The impact performance of the FML appeared to be related to the fiber fracture, out of plane perforation and interfacial delamination within the laminates. The present study can provide an initial research foundation for considering 3D printing in the production of hybrid laminates for static and dynamic applications.


2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 2536-2543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Yaowu Shi ◽  
Fu Guo ◽  
Fuqian Yang

2012 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Ramadhan ◽  
Abdul Rahim Abu Talib ◽  
Azmin Shakrine Mohd Rafie ◽  
R. Zahari

The high velocity impact response of composite laminated plates has been experimentally investigated using a nitrogen gas gun. Tests were undertaken on fibre-metal laminate (FML) structures based on Kevlar-29 fiber/epoxy-Alumina resin with different stacking sequences of 6061-T6 Al plates. Impact testing was conducted using a cylindrical shape of 7.62 mm diameter steel projectile at 400m/s velocity, which was investigated to achieve complete perforation of the target. The numerical parametric study of ballistic impacts caused by similar conditions in experimental work is undertaken to predict the ballistic limit velocity, energy absorbed by the target, and comparisons between simulations by using ANSYS AUTODYN 3D v.12.1 software and experimental work to study the effects of the shape of the projectile with different (4, 8, 12, 16 and 20mm) thicknesses on the ballistic limit velocity. While only one thickness was used with 24mm of back stacking sequence, it was not penetrated. The sequence of the Al plate position (front, middle and back) inside laminate plates of the composite specimen was also studied. The Al back stacking sequence plate for the overall results obtained was the optimum structure to resist the impact loading. The simulation results obtained of the residual velocity hereby are in good agreement with the experimental results with an average error of 1.8%. The energy absorption was obtained with 7.3% and 2.7% of the back to front and back to middle of the Al stacking sequence respectively. Hence, the back Al stacking sequence is considered the optimum position for resisting the impact loading. The data showed that these novel sandwich structures exhibit excellent energy-absorbing characteristics under high-velocity impact loading conditions. Hence, it is considered suitable for aerospace applications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Pérez-Martín ◽  
A. Enfedaque ◽  
W. Dickson ◽  
F. Gálvez

The high velocity impact performance in hybrid woven carbon and S2 and E glass fabric laminates manufactured by resin transfer molding (RTM) was studied. Specimens with different thicknesses and glass-fiber content were tested against 5.5 mm spherical projectiles with impact velocities ranging from 300 to 700 m/s to obtain the ballistic limit. The resulting deformation and fracture micromechanisms were studied. Several impacts were performed on the same specimens to identify the multihit behavior of such laminates. The results of the fracture analysis, in conjunction with those of the impact tests, were used to describe the role played by glass-fiber hybridization on the fracture micromechanisms and on the overall laminate performance under high velocity impact.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangyu Lu ◽  
Qingming Zhang ◽  
Yijiang Xue ◽  
Wenjin Liu ◽  
Renrong Long

Three types of multi-wall shielding were experimentally investigated for their performances under the high-velocity impact of a cm-size cylindrical projectile by using a two-stage light-gas gun. The three shields contained the same two aluminum bumpers but different rear walls, which were 7075-T651 aluminum (Al) plate, boron carbide (B4C)/Al 7075-T651/Kevlar composite plate and B4C/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) composite plate. The impact test was carried out using a cylindrical shape of 6 g mass 7075-T651 Al projectile in a speed range (1.6 to 1.9 km/s) to achieve an effective shield configuration. A numerical simulation was undertaken by using ANSYS Autodyn-3D and the results of this were in good agreement with the experimental results. Meanwhile, both the experimental and the numerical simulation results indicated that B4C/UHMW-PE composite plates performed a better interception of the high-velocity projectiles within the specific speed range and could be considered as a good configuration for intercepting large fragments in shielding design.


2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley J. Cantwell ◽  
Graham Wade ◽  
J. Fernando Guillen ◽  
German Reyes-Villanueva ◽  
Norman Jones ◽  
...  

Abstract The impact resistance of a range of novel fiber metal laminates based on polypropylene, polyamide and polyetherimide matrices has been investigated. Initial attention focused on optimizing the interface between the composite and aluminum alloy constituents. Here, it was shown that composite-metal adhesion was excellent in all systems examined. In addition, tests at crosshead displacement rates up to 3 m/s indicated that the interfacial fracture energies remained high under dynamic loading conditions. High velocity impact tests on a series of 3/2 laminates (3 layers of aluminum/2 layers of composite) highlighted the outstanding impact resistance of a number of these systems. The glass fiber reinforced polypropylene system offered a particularly high impact resistance exhibiting a perforation energy of approximately 160 Joules. Here, failure mechanisms such as extensive plastic drawing in the aluminum layers and fiber fracture in the composite plies were found to contribute to the excellent energy-absorbing characteristics of these systems.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (09n11) ◽  
pp. 1510-1517
Author(s):  
QINGMING ZHANG ◽  
FENGLEI HUANG ◽  
LI CHEN ◽  
LIMING HAN ◽  
JINZHU LI

In this paper, experimental investigation and theoretical analysis are carried out in an attempt to study the response of SiC ceramic matrix composite reinforced with three dimensional braided fabric(3 D C/SiC ) under high velocity impact. The results show that 3 D C/SiC composite will be turned into comminution if the pressure of the impact point resulted from the projectile impacting 3 D C/SiC composite sample is larger than 780Mpa. Based on the analysis of the mechanism of composite comminution, a theoretical model has been developed.


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