Effect of glass nanofibers on mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of glass/epoxy composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Seyed Jalaledin Najafi ◽  
Hooshang Nosraty ◽  
Mahmood Mehrdad Shokrieh ◽  
Ali Akbar Gharehaghaji ◽  
Seyed Hajir Bahrami
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture

scholarly journals Mixed-Mode Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Glass and Carbon Fibre Powder Epoxy Composites—For Design of Wind and Tidal Turbine Blades

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2103
Author(s):  
Christophe Floreani ◽  
Colin Robert ◽  
Parvez Alam ◽  
Peter Davies ◽  
Conchúr M. Ó. Brádaigh
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Mode Ii ◽  
Pure Mode ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture

Powder epoxy composites have several advantages for the processing of large composite structures, including low exotherm, viscosity and material cost, as well as the ability to carry out separate melting and curing operations. This work studies the mode I and mixed-mode toughness, as well as the in-plane mechanical properties of unidirectional stitched glass and carbon fibre reinforced powder epoxy composites. The interlaminar fracture toughness is studied in pure mode I by performing Double Cantilever Beam tests and at 25% mode II, 50% mode II and 75% mode II by performing Mixed Mode Bending testing according to the ASTM D5528-13 test standard. The tensile and compressive properties are comparable to that of standard epoxy composites but both the mode I and mixed-mode toughness are shown to be significantly higher than that of other epoxy composites, even when comparing to toughened epoxies. The mixed-mode critical strain energy release rate as a function of the delamination mode ratio is also provided. This paper highlights the potential for powder epoxy composites in the manufacturing of structures where there is a risk of delamination.

scholarly journals Effect of sewage sludge ash filler on mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of S-glass/epoxy composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Alsaadi 1,2 ◽  
Ahmet Erkliğ 2
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Mode Ii ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Sewage Sludge Ash ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Sludge Ash

In this study, the influence of sewage sludge ash (SSA) waste particle contents on the mechanical properties and interlaminar fracture toughness for mode I and mode II delamination of S-glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites were investigated. Composite laminate specimens for tensile, flexural double-cantilever beam (DCB) and end-notched flexure (ENF) tests were prepared and tested according to ASTM standards with 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt% SSA filled S-glass/epoxy composites. Properties improvement reasons was explained based on optical and scanning electron microscopy. The highest improvement in tensile and flexural strength was obtained with 10 wt% content of SSA. The highest mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness’s were obtained with 15 wt% content of SSA. The mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness’s improved by 33 and 63.6%, respectively, compared to the composite without SSA.

Interlaminar fracture toughness of flax-epoxy composites

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Bensadoun ◽  
I Verpoest ◽  
AW Van Vuure
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Epoxy Composite ◽  
Flax Fibre ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Mode Ii ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture ◽  
Brittle Polymer ◽  
Tensile Toughness

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of fibre architectures on the interlaminar fracture toughness and tensile toughness of flax fibre epoxy composites. The fracture toughness was investigated for both Mode I (GIC) and Mode II (GIIC) for seven flax-epoxy architectures: one plain weave, two twill 2 × 2 weaves, a quasi-unidirectional and a unidirectional architecture, the UD’s being tested in both [0,90] and [90,0] composite lay-ups. The results of the Mode I and Mode II showed promising results of the flax-epoxy composite performance. The addition of flax fibre increases the GIC and GIIC of the composites over that of the unreinforced brittle polymer by at least two to three times. Further improvements are made with the use of woven textiles. The tensile toughness was found to be a good indicator of the capacity of a material to sustain perforation or non-perforation impact.

scholarly journals Effect of Fibre Orientation on Mode-I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Glass Epoxy Composites

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 606-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Shetty ◽  
K. R. Vijay Kumar ◽  
S. Sudhir ◽  
P. Raghu ◽  
A. D. Madhuranath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Fibre Orientation ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture

Effect of Silane Concentrations on Mode I Interlaminar Fracture of Woven Silk/Epoxy Composites

2010 ◽  
Vol 150-151 ◽  
pp. 1171-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulkifli R. ◽  
Che Husna Azhari
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Composite Panel ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Silk Fibre ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture ◽  
Fibre Bridging

The aim of the project is to study the effect of silane concentrations on the interlaminar fracture toughness, GIC of silk/epoxy composites. Woven silk fibre has been treated with five different silane concentrations and fabricated into a panel with two layers of silk fibre. The processing technique used to prepare the sample is by a vacuum bag in an autoclave. Six sets of panels were fabricated based on different 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane silane concentrations which include one sets of specimens without treatment for comparison. Mode I test based on double cantilever beam specimens (DCB) method has been used over all the specimens. The results of the GIC were plotted and compared with the untreated composites panel. GIC of the composite has been found to increase when the silane concentrations exceeded certain minimum silane contents of 15 ml. During the test, crack propagation is stable and no fibre bridging occurred between both sides of fracture surfaces. All the failure that occurred were at the fibre-matrix interface. The GIC of woven silk/epoxy composites can be enhanced by surface treatment using coupling agent. Surface treatment has affected the properties of the composite panel by increasing the interlaminar fracture toughness by a maximum of 53% at a 5.8vol% silane concentrations.

scholarly journals A Study of the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Flax/Epoxy Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Saadati ◽  
Jean-Francois Chatelain ◽  
Gilbert Lebrun ◽  
Yves Beauchamp ◽  
Philippe Bocher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Mode Ii ◽  
Pure Mode ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽  
Interlaminar Fracture

Having environmental and economic advantages, flax fibers have been recognized as a potential replacement for glass fibers as reinforcement in epoxy composites for various applications. Its widening applications require employing failure criteria and analysis methods for engineering design, analysis, and optimization of this material. Among different failure modes, delamination is known as one of the earliest ones in laminated composites and needs to be studied in detail. However, the delamination characteristics of unidirectional (UD) flax/epoxy composites in pure Mode I has rarely been addressed, while Mode II and Mixed-mode I/II have never been addressed before. This work studies and evaluates the interlaminar fracture toughness and delamination behavior of UD flax/epoxy composite under Mode I, Mode II, and Mixed-mode I/II loading. The composites were tested following corresponding ASTM standards and fulfilled all the requirements. The interlaminar fracture toughness of the composite were determined and validated based on the specific characteristics of natural fibers. Considering the variation in the composite structure configuration and its effects, the results of interlaminar fracture toughness fit in the range of those reported for similar composites in the literature and provide a basis for the material properties of this composite.

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