Fatigue delamination growth characterization of a directly bonded carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates and aluminum alloys with surface nanostructure using DCB test

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110092
Author(s):  
Kei Saito ◽  
Kristine M Jespersen ◽  
Hiroki Ota ◽  
Keita Wada ◽  
Atsushi Hosoi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Ductile Fracture ◽  
Chemical Bonding ◽  
Control Mode ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Maximum Displacement ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth Resistance ◽  
Delamination Growth ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

With the recent demand for weight reduction, structural materials for transportation equipment are being replaced by carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs). Therefore, techniques to join CFRTPs to alloys are needed. In this study, the fatigue delamination growth of bonded CFRTP/aluminum alloy joints was characterized. The specimens were bonded in three ways, using adhesive, direct chemical bonding, and direct chemical bonding with a nanostructured surface. The type of the specimen was double cantilever beam (DCB) specimen, which consisted of aluminum alloy (A5052) and plain woven CFRTP. The lay-up of the CFRTP was [(0,90)]9 and the used matrix was PA6. Fatigue loading was applied in displacement control mode. The ratio between the minimum and maximum displacement was 0.1, and the test frequency was 5 Hz. The crack length during the fatigue tests was obtained by compliance calibration. Fatigue was characterized by constructing a Paris diagram for each specimen type. The fracture surface distinctively changed from smooth brittle-like fracture to hair-like ductile fracture post fabricating a nanostructure and chemical bonding. As a result, the fatigue crack growth resistance of the specimen with the nanostructure significantly improved due to the hair-like ductile fracture.

Effect of Interfacial Nanostructure on Mode Mixity in Directly Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Laminates and Aluminum Alloy With Thermal Stresses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Ota ◽  
Kristine Munk Jespersen ◽  
Kei Saito ◽  
Keita Wada ◽  
Kazuki Okamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Adhesive Bonding ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Mode Mixity ◽  
Mechanical Joining ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Abstract In recent years, for the aim of weight reduction of transportation equipment, carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs), which have high recyclability and formability, are becoming suitable for mass production. Additionally, with the development of multi-material structures, excellent technologies for joining metal and CFRTPs are required. In present industry, joining between dissimilar materials include adhesive bonding and mechanical joining methods, however, these methods still have some problems, and therefore an alternative bonding method without adhesive and mechanical joining is required for joining CFRTPs and metals. Thus, this study focused on direct bonding between CFRTP and an aluminum alloy, by producing a nanostructure on the surface of the aluminum alloy. The nanostructure penetrates the CFRTP matrix causing an anchoring effect, which results in significant bonding strength improvement. The influence of the nanostructure on the fracture toughness for the directly bonded CFRTP and aluminum was evaluated by static double cantilever beam (DCB) testing. Due to the difference of the thermal expansion coefficients between the CFRTP laminates and the aluminum alloy, significant residual stresses are generated. The effect of the thermal residual stresses on the fracture toughness along with the resulting mode mixity (mode I and II) was calculated. It is found that the thermal stresses introduce a significant mode mixity of the fracture toughness.

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