Interlaminar fracture micro-mechanisms in toughened carbon fibre reinforced plastics investigated via synchrotron radiation computed tomography and laminography
Interlaminar fracture micro-mechanisms in toughened carbon fibre reinforced plastics investigated via synchrotron radiation computed tomography and laminography
Synchrotron Radiation Computed Tomography (SRCT) and Synchrotron Radiation Computed Laminography (SRCL) permit 3D non-destructive evaluation of fracture micro-mechanisms at high spatial resolutions. Two types of particle-toughened Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites were loaded to allow crack growth in Modes I and II to be isolated and observed in standard and non-standard specimen geometries. Both materials failed in complex and distinct failure modes, showing that interlaminar fracture in these materials involves a process zone rather than a singular crack tip. The work indicates that incorporating particle/resin, fibre/interlayer and neat resin failure is essential within models for material response, since the competition between these mechanisms to provide the energetically favourable crack path influences the macro-scale toughness. The work uniquely combines the strengths of SRCT and SRCL to compare failure micro- mechanisms between two specimen geometries, whilst assessing any edge effects and providing powerful insight into the complex micro-mechanical behaviour of these materials.
A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs), A. particle-reinforcement, B. delamination, D. non-destructive testing
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Borstnar, G.
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Mavrogordato, M.N.
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Helfen, L.
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Sinclair, I.
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Spearing, S.M.
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April 2015
Borstnar, G.
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Mavrogordato, M.N.
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Helfen, L.
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Sinclair, I.
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Spearing, S.M.
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Borstnar, G., Mavrogordato, M.N., Helfen, L., Sinclair, I. and Spearing, S.M.
(2015)
Interlaminar fracture micro-mechanisms in toughened carbon fibre reinforced plastics investigated via synchrotron radiation computed tomography and laminography.
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 71, .
(doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.01.012).
Abstract
Synchrotron Radiation Computed Tomography (SRCT) and Synchrotron Radiation Computed Laminography (SRCL) permit 3D non-destructive evaluation of fracture micro-mechanisms at high spatial resolutions. Two types of particle-toughened Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites were loaded to allow crack growth in Modes I and II to be isolated and observed in standard and non-standard specimen geometries. Both materials failed in complex and distinct failure modes, showing that interlaminar fracture in these materials involves a process zone rather than a singular crack tip. The work indicates that incorporating particle/resin, fibre/interlayer and neat resin failure is essential within models for material response, since the competition between these mechanisms to provide the energetically favourable crack path influences the macro-scale toughness. The work uniquely combines the strengths of SRCT and SRCL to compare failure micro- mechanisms between two specimen geometries, whilst assessing any edge effects and providing powerful insight into the complex micro-mechanical behaviour of these materials.
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 January 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 January 2015
Published date: April 2015
Keywords:
A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs), A. particle-reinforcement, B. delamination, D. non-destructive testing
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Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp
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Local EPrints ID: 382932
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382932
ISSN: 1359-835X
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