双轴向衬纱纬编玄武岩纤维复合材料弯曲性能

经纬纱和针织纱分别选用不同线密度的高模高强玄武岩纤维, 以不同衬纱方式编织出机织针织复合(CWK)织物和多层双轴向纬编(MBWK)织物, 并以其作为增强体, 采用真空辅助树脂传递模塑工艺制备了玄武岩纤维/乙烯复合材料。对两种复合材料0°、 90°和45°方向的弯曲性能进行测试, 分析比较了弯曲应力-应变特征曲线及纱线强度。结果表明: 两种复合材料具有较好的弯曲性能, 0°和90°方向的弯曲性能均优于各自45°方向的, 弯曲应力-应变曲线均表现出一定的塑性破坏特征; MBWK织物增强复合材料0°和90°方向的弯曲性能又分别高于CWK织物增强复合材料0°和90°方向的弯曲性能; 复合材料中经纱和纬纱的屈曲程度不同, 致使MBWK织物增强复合材料的比模量和纱线强度均高于CWK织物增强复合材料, 两种复合材料的弯曲性能受不同衬纱方式的影响, 而两种复合材料试样的弯曲破坏形态相近。研究结果为双轴向衬纱纬编玄武岩纤维复合材料的应用提供了参考。     

混杂比对碳/芳纶纤维混杂纬编双轴向多层衬纱织物增强复合材料力学性能的影响

利用层内混杂的方式制备碳/芳纶纤维混杂纬编双轴向多层衬纱织物,通过对材料进行拉伸、三点弯曲等实验研究该织物增强复合材料的力学性能及混杂比对其力学性能的影响。结果表明,按照一定的混杂比加入芳纶纤维后复合材料的拉伸性能提高,表现出积极的混杂效应。由于延伸性好的芳纶纤维的加入,使复合材料的拉伸断裂伸长率明显提高,材料破坏模式出现了完全脆性断裂模式(C12材料破坏形式)和“扫帚”形纤维断裂模式(C8A4,C6A6材料破坏形式)。此外,按照一定的混杂比加入芳纶纤维也有效改善了碳纤维增强复合材料的破坏韧性,碳/芳纶纤维混杂MBWK织物增强复合材料的弯曲强度和弯曲模量随混杂比的提高而呈下降趋势,当复合材料中芳纶含量从42%(体积分数,下同)(C6A6)到59.2%(C4A8)的变化过程中,弯曲强度和弯曲模量的降低率较高。0°试样在混杂比为59.2%(C4A8)时,弯曲挠度最大,达到7.49 mm,远高于纯芳纶纤维或纯碳纤维增强的复合材料。所有90°混杂复合材料试样的弯曲挠度均高于纯芳纶纤维或纯碳纤维增强的复合材料,表现出积极的混杂效应。     

芳纶捆绑对纬编双轴向多层衬纱织物增强环氧树脂复合材料层间性能的影响

将芳纶作为捆绑纱制备纬编双轴向多层衬纱(MBWK)织物增强环氧树脂复合材料，研究了MBWK织物增强环氧树脂复合材料层间性能及芳纶捆绑纱对其层间性能的影响。通过三点弯曲和短梁剪切测试，得到MBWK织物增强环氧树脂复合材料的弯曲性能和层间剪切性能，并通过Aramis V6三维场应变测量系统观察实验过程中层间应变变化。与传统涤纶低弹丝捆绑的MBWK织物增强环氧树脂复合材料相比，芳纶捆绑MBWK织物增强环氧树脂复合材料的弯曲性能和层间剪切性能明显提升，弯曲强度和层间剪切强度分别提高了14.21%和12.70%；弯曲模量提高了25.49%。芳纶捆绑MBWK织物增强环氧树脂复合材料在受到面外载荷时，纵向应变(Epsilon X)和层间剪切应变(Epsilon XZ)在中性面区域内较大，且在受到面外载荷时，芳纶捆绑纱起到有效抑制复合材料分层的作用。      

不同针织结构经编碳纤维复合材料弯曲性能

通过对3种不同针织方式碳纤维经编织物结构的分析和弯曲性能测试, 研究了织物针织方式对NCFs复合材料力学性能的影响。采用链式缝编的 织物与经平缝编的 织物相比, 束缚效果更好, 经编线引起的纤维变形区的宽度较小, 因此 织物增强的复合材料中的富树脂区和空洞相对较少, 弯曲强度和模量均高于 复合材料。单向经编织物也采用经平缝编, 纤维取向与双轴向织物相比更准确, 由于缝编引起的纤维变形和损伤较少, 复合材料的弯曲性能高于两种双轴向经编材料。      

热氧老化对纬编双轴向多层衬纱织物增强复合材料力学性能的影响

通过改变预制体结构衬纱取向的方法制备了几种含不同剪切角的纬编双轴向多层衬纱(Multilayered biaxial weft knitted,MBWK)织物增强复合材料。基于Arrhenius模型和Ozawa法设计了热氧老化试验,采用力学性能测试、DSC、FTIR和DMA测试对老化前后的试样热-物理性能进行了表征。实验结果表明：预制体的纱线剪切角不同,其复合材料受热氧老化后力学性能的保留率也显著不同,由于乙烯基酯树脂在热氧老化环境中会发生后固化现象,因此复合材料的弯曲模量在老化过程中呈现先增加后下降的趋势,而拉伸性能则受到增强体结构的影响,纤维/基体界面的结合力退化使拉伸模量在老化过程中持续下降;随着老化时间的延长,树脂的固化度逐渐增加,玻璃化转变温度T_g逐渐升高,储能模量峰值在老化初期由于分子链交联上升,老化后期分子链断裂占据主导作用致使峰值逐渐下降。     

Multi-Scale Modeling the Mechanical Properties of Biaxial Weft Knitted Fabrics for Composite Applications

In this paper a multi-scale numerical model for simulating the mechanical behavior of biaxial weft knitted fabrics produced based on 1×1 rib structure is presented. Fabrics were produced on a modern flat knitting machine using polyester as stitch yarns and nylon as straight yarns. A macro constitutive equation was presented to model the fabric mechanical behavior as a continuum material. User defined material subroutines were provided to implement the constitutive behavior in Abaqus software. The constitutive equation needs remarkable tensile tests on the fabric as the inputs. To solve this drawbacks meso scale modeling of the fabric was used to predict stress–strain curves of the fabric in three different directions (course, wale and 45°). In these simulations only the yarn properties are needed. To evaluate the accuracy of the proposed macro and meso models, fabric tensile behavior in 22.5 and 67.5° directions were simulated by the calibrated macro model and compared with experimental results. Spherical deformation was also simulated by the multi scale model and compared with experimental results. The results showed that the multi-scale modeling can successfully predict the tensile and spherical deformation of the biaxial weft knitted fabric with least required experiments. This model will be useful for composite applications.     

Micromechanical modeling approaches for the stiffness and strength of knitted fabric composites: a review and comparative study

Knitted fabric reinforced composites have been investigated widely in recent years. A number of different micromechanical modeling schemes have been proposed in the published literature for various types of knitted fabric composites. However, to date, no comparative study has been made to evaluate the suitability of different modeling schemes to predict the stiffness and strength properties of knitted fabric composites. This paper presents a review of currently developed micromechanical modeling techniques for predicting the stiffness and strength of knitted fabric composites. Further, a comparative study of the predictive capabilities of various techniques is carried out based on a plain weft knitted glass fiber fabric reinforced epoxy matrix composite. Useful conclusions are drawn based on the comparative study.     

Tensile properties and meso-scale mechanism of weft knitted textile composites for energy absorption

The investigation on large deformation tensile properties and the relevant meso-scale mechanisms of weft knitted textile composites is presented. The correlation between fabric structure (e.g. loop height and width, number of wale or course per unit length, etc.), matrix damage and material properties are described. Weft knitted fabrics with 1×1 interlock structure were used as the preform for the composites. The materials studied include knitted nylon fabric/unsaturated polyester resin and co-knitted polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/polypropylene (PP) textile composites. The results show that all the nylon/polyester thermoset textile composites samples displayed an ideal bi-linear character in their tensile stress–strain curves, whilst the tensile curves of PET/PP co-knitted thermoplastic samples along the wale, course and 45° directions are all significantly non-linear. The tensile behavior is superior in the wale direction to those in the course and 45° directions. The deformation mechanisms in meso-scale were identified experimentally by in-situ observation of large deformation process for both thermoset matrix and thermoplastic matrix textile composites. For the nylon/polyester composite samples, the non-linear properties mainly come from the change in the configuration of the fabric structure during extension. For the PET/PP co-knitted textile composite samples, the inelastic properties are attributed to the damage evolution in the matrix, interface damage between fiber bundle and matrix, sliding between the wales of the knitted fabric, as well as the change in the configuration of the fabric structure during loading.     

碳纤维-玻璃纤维层内混杂单向增强环氧树脂复合材料拉伸性能

采用不同混杂比的碳纤维-玻璃纤维层内经向混编单轴向织物制备了混杂纤维增强环氧树脂复合材料, 研究了不同混杂结构和不同混杂比的碳纤维-玻璃纤维/环氧树脂复合材料拉伸性能的变化及破坏形式。0°拉伸结果表明:同种混杂织物的不同混杂结构中, 碳纤维相对集中的完全对齐结构强度最高, 不同混杂比织物的完全对齐结构强度相当;碳纤维-玻璃纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的模量遵循混合定律。90°拉伸结果表明:纤维与树脂间的界面结合强度为碳纤维/树脂>玻璃纤维/树脂, 碳纤维-玻璃纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的强度、模量与材料厚度方向上界面的不同形式(单一或交替界面、碳纤维或玻璃纤维的分布位置等)有关, 与碳纤维的含量基本无关。      

Mechanical behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polyamide composites

The purpose of this work is to compare tensile, compressive and interlaminar shear properties of different carbon reinforcement/polyamide composites obtained by interfacial polymerization and hot compression molding techniques. Two types of composite matrices were studied: polyamide 6 and polyamide 6/6, both reinforced by fabric and unidirectional carbon fibers. The effects of the fiber volume fraction and the matrix on mechanical properties were analyzed through tensile, interlaminar shear and compressive tests. In general, the results have shown a slight increase of the composite elastic modulus, tensile and compressive strength with the increase of carbon fiber content. The microscopic damage development within selected composites during the loading has been observed through optical and scanning electron microscope techniques and has shown that shear failure at the fiber/matrix interface has been mostly responsible for damage development, initiated at relatively low stress.     

三维角联锁机织铝基复合材料面内拉伸力学行为与失效机制

针对真空压力浸渗法制备的三维角联锁机织铝基复合材料,采用细观力学有限元模拟与试验结合的方法研究了其面内拉伸变形损伤与断裂力学行为。结果表明:复合材料拉伸应力-应变曲线的计算与试验结果吻合较好,经(纬)向拉伸初始弹性模量、极限强度和断裂应变的计算误差分别为3.96%(1.11%)、1.40%(6.86%)和?5.49%(3.73%);经向拉伸载荷作用下,经纱界面及其邻近基体合金先后发生损伤,随拉伸应变增加损伤累积和交互作用依次引发界面、基体和纬纱失效,变形后期经纱的断裂最终导致复合材料经向拉伸失效;纬向拉伸变形前期,经纱界面和经纬纱之间薄弱的基体合金相继产生损伤和失效现象,经纱在变形中期即出现横向破坏,起主要承载作用的纬纱轴向断裂是纬向拉伸的主要失效机制,由于三维角联锁机织体中纬纱体分远低于经纱,复合材料纬向拉伸模量和强度分别仅为经向的81.8%和56.5%。      

纬编双轴向织物/环氧树脂电加热复合材料电热及层间剪切性能

为开发一种可用于航空飞行器防/除冰防护的电加热复合材料,本文设计制备了三种纬编双轴向织物/环氧树脂复合材料,采用实验方法研究了纬编双轴向织物电阻丝排列密度对复合材料电热性能和层间剪切性能的影响。电加热复合材料上、下层均为玻璃纤维/环氧树脂预浸料,中间层为电加热纬编双轴向织物,织物衬经纱、捆绑纱和衬纬纱分别采用铜镍合金丝、涤纶和玻璃纤维。采用红外温度测试仪和材料万能试验机进行性能测试。结果表明:施加电压6 s后复合材料表面温度快速升高,在60 s左右温度达到最高平衡温度,复合材料表面最高平衡温度与施加电压成正比关系;当施加电压不变时,电阻丝排列密度越小,复合材料表面最高平衡温度越高;电阻丝排列密度越小,复合材料层间剪切强度越大。可见,纬编双轴向织物/环氧树脂电加热复合材料具有轻质高强、加热速率高、成型性好等特点,适合用于飞行器多个部位的防/除冰。      

Influence of three-dimensional (3D) fabric orientation on flexural properties of cement-based composites

This research studied the flexural behavior of textile reinforced cement-based composites reinforced with 3D fabrics. Three different 3D fabrics were examined, each with a different orientation of the spacer yarns. This work focused on the influences involved in the two plane fabric directions, weft and warp. Plain 2D fabrics (not in cement) and within the cement were also examined for comparison. It was found that the warp direction of the plain fabric has higher tensile strength than the weft direction. On the contrary, when the fabric is in a composite, the weft direction presents improved behavior in flexure due to three mechanisms: the tightening of the warp bundles by the loops, the waviness of the warp yarns, and the angle of the yarns located along the composite thickness to the loading direction. In general, compared with 2D fabrics, 3D fabrics are highly beneficial reinforcements for cement-based composites due to their greater reinforcing efficiency via mechanical anchoring.     

The mechanical properties of non-crimped fabric-based composites

The mechanical properties of composites prepared from two types of non-crimped fabric (NCF), namely biaxial, ±45° and quadriaxial with a 0°, ±45°, 90°, −45° ply sequence, are examined as a function of fabric weight and compared with those of alternative composite forms. In general, the properties of NCF laminates decrease slightly as the areal weight of the fabric increases. Laminates produced from biaxial fabrics exhibit superior properties for a given volume fraction of reinforcement than do laminates produced using woven rovings or continuous fibre prepregs, while quadriaxial NCF laminates have equivalent properties to woven roving laminates at certain orientations but, unlike woven roving laminates, retain their properties when rotated through 45°. Biaxial NCFS loaded at 45° to the fibre and quadriaxial fabrics produce composites with superior properties to those predicted using finite element and laminate analysis for idealized laminates based on the same materials.     

Basalt woven fiber reinforced vinylester composites: Flexural and electrical properties

A preliminary comparative study of basalt and E-glass woven fabric reinforced composites was performed. The fabrics were characterized by the same weave pattern and the laminates tested by the same fiber volume fraction. Results of the flexural and interlaminar characterization are reported. Basalt fiber composites showed higher flexural modulus and apparent interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) in comparison with E-glass ones but also a lower flexural strength and similar electrical properties. With this fiber volume fraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of the fractured surfaces enabled a better understanding both of the failure modes involved and of points of concern. Nevertheless, the results of this study seem promising in view of a full exploitation of basalt fibers as reinforcement in polymer matrix composites (PMCs).     

Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic and Thermoset Composites Reinforced with 3D Biaxial Warp-knitted Fabrics

In this study, two types of thermoplastic matrices (low melting point polyethylene terephthalate (LPET) fiber and polypropylene (PP) fiber) and glass fiber/epoxy resin/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used to fabricate the thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials with 3D biaxial warp-knitted fabrics. Thermoplastic and thermoset composites were fabricated using hot-press and resin transfer molding (RTM) methods. The fabricated samples were tested with tensile and three-point flexural tests. In thermoplastic composites, samples in the 90° direction and LPET matrix showed the best tensile and flexural properties with an improvement of 39 and 21% tensile modulus and strength, 16 and 8% flexural modulus and strength compared to the PP samples in the same direction. In thermoset composites, samples in the 90° direction and MWCNTs showed the best improvement of the flexural modulus and strength with 97 and 58% compared to the samples without MWCNTs. This improvement can most likely be attributed to an increase in interfacial adhesion due to the presence of the carbon nanotubes.     

Tensile properties of short-glass-fiber- and short-carbon-fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites

Composites of polypropylene (PP) reinforced with short glass fibers (SGF) and short carbon fibers (SCF) were prepared with extrusion compounding and injection molding techniques. The tensile properties of these composites were investigated. It was noted that an increase in fiber volume fraction led to a decrease in mean fiber length as observed previously. The relationship between mean fiber length and fiber volume fraction was described by a proper exponential function with an offset. The tensile strength and modulus of SGF/PP and SCF/PP composites were studied taking into account the combined effect of fiber volume fraction and mean fiber length. The results about the composite strength and modulus were interpreted using the modified rule of mixtures equations by introducing two fiber efficiency factors, respectively, for the composite strength and modulus. It was found that for both types of composites the fiber efficiency factors decreased with increasing fiber volume fraction and the more brittle fiber namely carbon fiber corresponded to the lower fiber efficiency factors than glass fiber. Meanwhile, it was noted that the fiber efficiency factor for the composite modulus was much higher than that for the composite strength. Moreover, it was observed that the tensile failure strain of the composites decreased with the increase of fiber volume fraction. An empirical but good relationship of the composite failure strain with fiber volume fraction, fiber length and fiber radius was established.     

不同层数的超高分子量聚乙烯纬平针织复合材料冲击损伤

研究了不同层数超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维/环氧树脂纬平针织复合材料的冲击性能,并讨论了其冲击损伤模式。复合材料板分别为4、6、8层纬平针织结构,采用真空辅助树脂传递模塑(VARTM)工艺层合而成,以不同的冲击能量(10~55J)冲击复合材料板直至层合板被穿透,得到冲击能量与吸收能量关系图以及接触力-挠度曲线。分析了不同冲击能量下,复合材料中织物的损伤形式和破坏过程。研究结果表明:在3种针织结构复合材料中,8层纬平针织结构承受载荷的能力最强,6层纬平针织结构次之,4层纬平针织结构最差;随着冲击能量的增加,3种试样的冲击挠度均增大;基体开裂、纤维断裂是试样被渗透时有效的损伤模式,基体和纤维断裂是试样被穿孔时有效的损伤模式。     

Effects of fabric parameters on the tensile behaviour of sustainable cementitious composites

The mechanical behaviour of fabric-reinforced composites can be affected by several parameters, such as the properties of fabrics and matrix, the fibre content, the bond interphase and the anchorage ability of fabrics. In this study, the effects of the fibre type, the fabric geometry, the physical and mechanical properties of fabrics and the volume fraction of fibres on the tensile stress–strain response and crack propagation of cementitious composites reinforced with natural fabrics were studied. To further examine the properties of the fibres, mineral fibres (glass) were also used to study the tensile behaviour of glass fabric-reinforced composites and contrast the results with those obtained for the natural fabric-reinforced composites. Composite samples were manufactured by the hand lay-up moulding technique using one, two and three layers of flax and sisal fabric strips and a natural hydraulic lime (NHL) grouting mix. Considering fabric geometry and physical properties such as the mass per unit area and the linear density, the flax fabric provided better anchorage development than the sisal and glass fabrics in the cement-based composites. The fabric geometry and the volume fraction of fibres were the parameters that had the greatest effects on the tensile behaviour of these composite systems.     

不同孔隙率CFRP层合板静态力学性能研究

为了研究孔隙率对织物碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料层合板静态力学性能的影响规律,分别测量了孔隙率为0.33%至1.50%的CFRP层合板的弯曲强度和层间剪切强度,并进行有限元模拟.在适用于复合材料单向板的改进Hashin失效准则基础上,建立了适用于织物纤维增强复合材料静态力学强度的失效准则.通过引入复合材料基本强度参数预测不同孔隙率CFRP层合板的力学性能,结合刚度突然退化模型,采用ABAQUS软件建立了有限元模型.试验结果表明,随着孔隙率的增加,复合材料层合板的弯曲强度和层间剪切强度均呈下降趋势.有限元模型较为准确地预测了不同孔隙率织物碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料层合板的弯曲强度和层间剪切强度.