Improvement of Interlaminar Fracture Toughness in Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Laminates with Inorganic Nanofiber Sheet Interleaf

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2175-2183
Author(s):  
Ning Wu ◽  
Jie Yang ◽  
Shanshan Zheng ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Li Chen

Author(s):  
Mulugeta H Woldemariam ◽  
Giovanni Belingardi ◽  
Alem T Beyene ◽  
Daniel T Reda ◽  
Ermias G Koricho

Fiber reinforced plastic materials are able to be customized according to the application and behavior of materials. In this work, the effect of meticulous nanoclay, Cloisite 20B, inclusion (with various concentrations) on the interlaminar fracture toughness glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composite was experimentally investigated. The mode-I tests were conducted based on a double cantilever beam (DCB) tests using American society of testing materials (ASTM D5528). Results showed that the inclusion of nanoclays improved the interlaminar fracture toughness of the GFRP composite in the range of 12.65% and 54.07% relative to the pristine, with a progressive increment of the nanoclays weight by percentage content (from 0.5 to 2%). The research provides a better understanding of Cloisite filler's contribution in improvement of the delamination resistance and the outcome can guide to a design of better melt flow rate and good elongation at break of flame for structures, which is made up of composite materials.



1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 320 ◽  
Author(s):  
RL Meltzer ◽  
YR Fiorini ◽  
RT Horstman ◽  
IC Moore ◽  
AL Batik ◽  
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Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4485
Author(s):  
Stanislav Stankevich ◽  
Olga Bulderberga ◽  
Sergejs Tarasovs ◽  
Daiva Zeleniakiene ◽  
Maria Omastova ◽  
...  

The electrical conductivity of glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) with epoxy matrix modified by multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) was studied. The electrical conductivity of nanomodified lamina and multi-layered GFRP was investigated on several levels using a structural approach. Components of the electrical conductivity tensor for unidirectional-reinforced monolayer were calculated similarly as in micromechanics using the conductivity of the nanomodified matrix. The electrical conductivity of multilayer composite was calculated using laminate theory and compared with values measured experimentally for various fiber orientation angles. Calculated and experimental data were in good agreement. The voltage distribution measured throughout the laminate allowed detecting the damage in its volume. The electrode network located on the laminate surface could determine the location, quantification, and geometry of the damage in the GFRP lamina modified with MWCNT. Experimental and calculated electrical resistance data for GFRP double-cantilever beam specimens were investigated in Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness test. Results demonstrate that electrical resistance could be successfully used for the diagnostic of the crack propagation during interlaminar fracture of the MWCNT-modified GFRP.



1992 ◽  
Vol 41 (470) ◽  
pp. 1675-1679
Author(s):  
Yoshimichi FUJII ◽  
Atushi MURAKAMI ◽  
Haruhiko AE ◽  
Tadatsugu YOSHIKI ◽  
Zenichiro MAEKAWA ◽  
...  




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