Evaluation of Mode-1 interlaminar fracture toughness for fibre-reinforced composites materials

Composites ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
NANO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailiang Wu ◽  
Chao Yu ◽  
Yuan Chen ◽  
Chao Yan ◽  
Xiaoqing Wu ◽  
...  

Interlaminar delamination and brittle fracture of matrix have been a dilemma that fiber-reinforced composites have been faced with. Herein, the polyimide (PI) nanofiber-toughened glass fiber fiber-reinforced epoxy composites were prepared by electrospinning method and subsequent vacuum assistant resin transfer molding. The effect of spinning parameters including PI concentration, applied voltage, collector distance, jet speed and ambient humidity on the resultant fiber diameter and its distribution was systematically evaluated. The surface properties of obtained PI nanofibers were characterized by FT-IR, TG-DSC and water contact angle. The effect of PI concentration on tensile strength of PI membranes was also studied. The mode I (G[Formula: see text] and mode II (G[Formula: see text] interlaminar fracture toughness were measured. The results indicated that GIc and GIIc increased by 127.69% and 85.33%. The improvement of interlaminar fracture toughness may be attributed to the bridging effect of PI nanofibers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 873-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Belo Gomes Brito ◽  
Rita de Cássia Mendonça Sales Contini ◽  
Ricardo Francisco Gouvêa ◽  
Arthur Scaglioni de Oliveira ◽  
Mariano Andrés Arbelo ◽  
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