Fracture and fatigue behavior of carbon/epoxy laminates modified by nanofibers

Journal Article (2020)
Author(s)

Reza Mohammadi (Amirkabir University of Technology)

Mehdi Najafabadi (Amirkabir University of Technology)

Hamed Saghafi (Tafresh University, Amirkabir University of Technology)

D. Zarouchas (TU Delft - Structural Integrity & Composites)

Research Group
Structural Integrity & Composites
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.106015
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Publication Year
2020
Language
English
Research Group
Structural Integrity & Composites
Volume number
137

Abstract

This research focused on fracture and fatigue response of carbon/epoxy laminates modified with electrospun nylon 66 nanofibers. For this purpose, AS4/8552 composite laminates interleaved by nanofibrous mat were considered under mode-I quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions. According to test outcomes, the fracture toughness increased about 133% under quasi-static tests. On the other hand, the plotted fatigue curves showed that the crack growth rate significantly decreased in modified samples and the threshold energy release rate enhanced about 128%. Finally, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was also conducted to investigate the damage mechanisms.

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