Initial fracture behavior of satin woven fabric composites

Final fractures of composites is considered to be caused by cumulation of the microfractures, so that, the initiation of microfracture, namely, initial fracture is important factor to know the mechanical properties. Microfracture behaviors in textile composites were regarded to be decided by the geometry of textile fabric quantitatively. In this study, initial fracture in plain and satin woven fabric composites was investigated and the effect of weaving structure on initial fracture behavior was clarified. First, in order to investigate the geometry of textile fabric, crimp ratio and aspect ratio were measured. Tensile testing was performed and knee point on the stress–strain curve was identified. Fracture process of composites was observed by replica method. Initial fracture in plain woven fabric composite was confirmed as transverse crack in weft fiber bundle, on the other hand, in satin woven fabric composites both transverse crack and filament fracture at the same time was observed. The effects of changes in crimp ratio and aspect ratio on the initial fracture of woven fabric composites were discussed.     

Carbon fabric reinforced polyetherimide composites: Influence of weave of fabric and processing parameters on performance properties and erosive wear

Woven carbon fabric reinforced (55 vol.%) polyetherimide (PEI) composites were fabricated using three types of weaves viz. plain (P), twill (T), and satin-4 H (S) by impregnation technique. Three more similar composites were fabricated with film technique to study the influence of both, weave of fabric and processing technique on the performance properties of the total seven composites including neat PEI. The composites were evaluated for physical and mechanical properties along with erosion wear behavior studied in identical conditions. In almost all properties viz. tensile strength (TS), modulus (TM), elongation to break (e), flexural strength and modulus, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS), etc., film technique proved far inferior to impregnation technique because of improper wetting of fiber strands, as evidenced by SEM studies. CF reinforcement enhanced all the properties of PEI manifold except elongation to break. None of the weaves proved best performer in all the mechanical properties. In case of erosive wear studies, plain weave composite proved slightly better than satin weave composite. Composite with twill weave proved poorest performer. In case of film technique, however, trends were different where plain weave composite proved poorest and satin proved best. Efforts were made to correlate various strength properties with wear resistance W_R. The factor (elongation × toughness) showed fairly good correlation with W_R. SEM studies were conducted to understand wear mechanisms.     

Experimental and numerical investigation of fabric impact behavior

This paper presents experimental and numerical research regarding blunt trauma resistance of ten fabrics made of high strength fibers. Fabrics of various architecture were examined, including plain woven fabrics, unidirectional laminates and multiaxial fabrics. The fabrics were compared with respect to the depth of the depression formed and the amount of energy transferred to the backing during projectile impact. Absolute values of mentioned parameters were compared, as well as their values after normalization with respect to thickness and areal density of the fabrics. A numerical method for estimating the amount of energy transferred to the backing was proposed.Normalized results, obtained experimentally and numerically, proved that most of the analyzed fabrics provide a similar level of protection, but the best blunt trauma resistance is given by multiaxial fabrics and the least by plain woven fabrics. This study has also shown that the depth of the depression in the backing material is an insufficient parameter in describing protective properties of fabric against blunt trauma. It is possible that impacts into ballistic packages composed of different fabrics with the same depth of depression may cause completely dissimilar injuries because of the amount of energy transferred to the backing material.     

双马树脂基复合材料低速冲击响应及冲击后压缩行为研究EI北大核心CSCD

制备了新型聚醚砜(PES)点阵附载U3160的ES^(TM)-fabric织物,PES附载量分别为15(ES-15),25(ES-25),35(ES-35)g/cm^(2)。采用RTM工艺制备了ES^(TM)-fabric织物增强双马来酰亚胺树脂(牌号:6421)基复合材料(ES^(TM)-fabric/6421),对其进行动态力学热分析(DMTA),还进行了冲击阻抗及冲击后压缩性能研究,并利用荧光显微镜分析其增韧机理,同时研究对比了未增韧U3160织物增强6421树脂基复合材料(ES-0)的性能。DMTA分析结果显示,ES-0仅有一个源于BMI基体树脂的玻璃化转变温度(T_(g)),增韧后复合材料出现了两个T_(g):191~195℃的松弛峰源于增韧剂PES,230~250℃的松弛峰源于BMI基体树脂。低速冲击结果显示,ES-0试样的初始损伤载荷(DTL)降低非常显著。增韧复合材料的DTL远高于ES-0试样,且与最高峰值载荷相同;随着增韧剂增多,DTL增大,冲击损伤面积减小。荧光显微结果显示:ES-0试样的冲击损伤以分层破坏为主。增韧复合材料在压头下方产生了大量层内和层间基体裂纹,且冲击背面的铺层破裂更加严重,其锥形冲击损伤范围要小于ES-0试样。ES-0试样的冲击后压缩强度(CAI)为144.66 MPa,增韧复合材料ES-15,ES-25和ES-35的CAI值分别依次增大为205.85,265.74 MPa和275.14 MPa。ES-0试样经冲击后压缩破坏后结构中出现了大量分层,结构无显著的劈裂;ES-15试样存在大量的纤维铺层劈裂及显著的基体裂纹;ES-25试样和ES-35试样以铺层剪切破坏为主,这些损伤会吸收大量能量,从而导致高的CAI值。     

Effect of fabric types on the impact behavior of cement based composites in flexure

Two different fabric types were used to investigate the effect of the fabric types on the static and impact behavior of fabric reinforced cement based composites by using three point bending tests for various drop heights of hammer and position of the specimens on the supports. For each fabric type, 18 specimens with dimensions of 50 mm × 150 mm × 12 mm were produced with the pultrusion process. The vertical specimens have more stiffness, less ultimate deflection and higher load carrying capacity than the horizontal specimens for same drop heights. However, the horizontal specimens subjected to impact loads have higher stresses than the vertical specimens due to the section properties. The tests showed that polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fabric reinforced cement based composites carried higher impact loads, were stiffer and had less deflection than other composites. At the drop heights over 100 mm, the impact strength of the horizontal specimens sharply decreased, while that of the vertical specimens was remained same.     

Flexural and impact response of woven glass fiber fabric/polypropylene composites

Impact tests with a falling dart and flexural measurements were carried out on polypropylene based laminates reinforced with glass fibers fabrics. Research has shown that the strong fiber/matrix interface obtained through the use of a compatibilizer increased the mechanical performance of such composite systems. The improved adhesion between fibers and matrix weakly affects the flexural modulus but strongly influences the ultimate properties of the investigated woven fabric composites. In fact, bending tests have shown a clear improvement in the flexural strength for the compatibilized systems, in particular when a high viscosity/high crystallinity polypropylene was used. On the contrary, the low velocity impact tests indicated an opposite dependence on the interface strength, and higher energy absorption in not compatibilized composites was detected. This result has been explained in terms of failure mechanisms at the fiber/matrix interface, which are able to dissipate large amounts of energy through friction phenomena. Pull-out of fibers from the polypropylene matrices have been evidenced by the morphological analysis of fracture surfaces after failure and takes place before the fibers breakage, as confirmed by the evaluation of the ductility index.     

Fracture toughness of weft-knitted fabric composites

The mode I inter-laminar fracture toughness of advanced knitted textile composites was investigated. Two complex weft-knitted glass fabrics were selected for the study: a triple rib knit and a Milano knit were impregnated with a tough epoxy resin and tested using a double cantilever beam geometry. For both knitted composites, the influence of the growth direction was studied by investigating crack propagation in both the wale and course directions. The fracture toughness was quantified by determining the critical strain energy release rate (G_IC) using the modified beam theory. The specimens had to be stiffened with layers of glass woven composites added on top and bottom of the beams. This was necessary in order to avoid plastic deformation of the beams and crack deviation out of the inter-laminar plane. The results clearly showed that knitted fabric composites have exceptional inter-laminar fracture toughness properties, namely, more than 7000 J/m². The origin of the high G_IC values, which are superior to woven or UD laminates, lies in the very complex fabric architecture. The three-dimensional loop structure induces various energy consuming mechanisms, which do not occur in other composites. Toughening mechanisms such as crack branching, friction, yarn bridging and breakage were identified using scanning electron microscopy.     

织物增强相对复合材料冲击压缩性质的影响

分别采用材料试验机（MTS）和分离式霍普金斯压杆（SPHB）测试系统研究二维平纹层压复合材料（2DWCs）、三维正交复合材料（3DOWCs）和三维编织复合材料（3DBCs）在准静态和高应变率压缩载荷下的力学响应和破坏形态。通过应力-应变曲线研究三种织物结构增强树脂基复合材料的应变率效应、应变率敏感性和能量吸收性质。通过破坏形态研究三种织物增强树脂基复合材料的破坏机制。结果显示:三种复合材料都具有明显的应变率效应。面外压缩时,2DWCs的压缩刚度、强度及应变率敏感性都最高,而3DBCs最弱;但当应变率大于1 500 s-1后,3DBCs能量吸收能力最强,2DWCs能量吸收能力最弱;2DWCs增强相和3DOWCs增强相以剪切断裂形式为主,3DBCs增强相以"坍塌"压扁形式为主。面内压缩时,2DWCs的面内压缩刚度最大而面内能量吸收能力最弱,3DOWCs的面内压缩强度最高,3DBCs的断裂应变最大、面内能量吸收能力及应变率敏感性最高,2DWCs增强相以分层破坏为主,3DOWCs和3DBCs以端面膨胀破坏为主。      

碳纤维织物复合材料螺柱-柱销连接结构研究

在综合分析各种复合材料连接结构的基础上,针对复合材料构件高承载轴向连接要求,提出了织物复合材料螺柱-柱销连接结构,并实验研究了织物复合材料的挤压强度,测试了螺柱-柱销连接结构的承载能力.试验结果表明,织物复合材料的最大挤压强度为887 MPa,高于0/90纤维层板复合材料的挤压强度;织物复合材料螺柱-柱销连接结构在薄壁复合材料构件的轴向连接方面,与传统的金属端框连接形式相比,接头质量效率高,成型工艺简便,具有较大的应用潜力.     

Fatigue strength of woven fabric composites with drilled and moulded-in holes

The fatigue strength of glass-fiber woven-roving composites with a circular hole has been examined. Circular holes of two types, drilled and moulded-in, were considered. Experiments on the fatigue life and damage processes in (0, 90)_s and (45, −45)_s woven-roving composites with hole diameters of 5, 10, 14 and 19 mm were conducted. Experimental results show that laminates with moulded-in circular holes exhibit higher fatigue strength than those with drilled holes as a consequence of the altered mode of failure. Photographs of fatigue failure processes and specimen elongation with life are presented. The failure phenomena of laminates with drilled and moulded-in holes are compared and discussed.     

Experimental and numerical study of the impact behavior of SMC plates

Steel components absorb impact energy by plastic deformation whilst composite materials absorbing it by damage mechanisms such as fiber debonding, fiber fracture, and matrix cracking. Therefore, in order to properly substitute metal components with composite ones in industrial applications, the impact property of composite materials must be well known. In this study, the impact behavior of sheet molding compounds (SMC), which is widely used in automobile industry due to its relatively low cost and high productivity, was examined both experimentally and numerically. In order to investigate the impact behavior of SMC, an experimental study was carried out by setting up a drop weight impact test system. Using this system, the dissipated impact energies of SMC flat plates were measured to investigate the influence of the mass and shape of impactor, initial velocity, and specimen thickness on the impact behavior.

For numerical predictions, a modified damage model for SMC was developed and adopted in the user defined material subroutine of the commercial simulation program LS-DYNA3D. For the sake of improving efficiency of impact simulations, the SMC material property was determined in consideration of the local differences of the fiber volume fractions. The dissipated impact energies under various conditions and the reliability of the developed impact simulation process were examined through comparisons of the predicted data with the experimental results.

From this comparison, it was found that, in the scope of current study, the specimen thickness is the most important parameter that should be considered in the design of SMC components for the aspect of impact behavior.     

Impact and post impact behavior of composite sandwich panels

Assessing the residual mechanical properties of a sandwich structure is an important part of any impact study and determines how the structure can withstand post impact loading. The damage tolerance of a composite sandwich structure composed of woven carbon/epoxy facesheets and a PVC foam core was investigated. Sandwich panels were impacted with a falling mass from increasing heights until damage was induced. Impact damage consisted of delamination and permanent indentation in the impacted facesheets. The Compression After Impact (CAI) strength of sandwich columns sectioned from these panels was then compared with the strength of an undamaged column. Although not visually apparent, the facesheet delamination damage was found to be quite detrimental to the load bearing capacity of the sandwich panel, underscoring the need for reliable damage detection techniques for composite sandwich structures.     

Effect of the shear and coupling elements of the Aij and Dij matrices on the impact behavior of glass, aramid and hybrid fabric composites

The impact behavior of glass, aramid and glass–aramid hybrid fabric epoxy matrix composites was evaluated. Delamination was identified as the main macroscopic failure mode of the composites. A simple relationship based on the macromechanical behavior of laminated composites was established, relating coupling—A₂₆, D₂₆—and shear—A₁₆, D₁₆—elements of the extensional and bending stiffness matrices to the total energy absorbed at impact. The results obtained show that the A₆₆/D₆₆ ratio is a relevant parameter of concern, correlated with the behavior of the composites under impact. Additionally, the coupling matrix B_ij was shown to restrain the macroscopic delamination of the composites.     

Optimizing the design and impact behavior of a polymeric enclosure

This paper focuses on the application of finite element analysis to design an electronic enclosure with improved impact resistance properties. With the growing push towards miniaturization there is a constant decrease in the wall thickness of the enclosure applications. This necessitates use of ribs to enhance the impact resistance. This study aims at investigating optimal design of ribs for improving impact resistance. The ‘DSGZ’ phenomenological constitutive model, which uniformly describes the entire range of stress–strain constitutive relationship of polymers under any monotonic loading mode is used to predict the plastic failure energies. Several simulation runs were performed based on the design parameters using a 2³ factorial design of experiments. The results from these simulations were used to analyze and study the various design parameters and its influence on the impact energy. It was found that when designing enclosures with ribs with an objective to maximize the impact failure energy, stress should be laid on optimizing the ratio of wall thickness to rib height within permissible limits while center-to-center spacing between the ribs and rib thickness do not have a significant effect.     

Influence of fabric structure and thickness on the ballistic impact behavior of Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composite laminate

This paper presents the influence of fabric structure and thickness on the ballistic impact behavior of Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite laminate. UHMWPE composite laminates, reinforced by three kinds of fabric structures, unidirectional prepreg, 2D plain-woven and 3D single-ply orthogonal woven fabrics, were fabricated via hot pressing curing process. Through a series of standard ballistic tests, we demonstrated that unidirectional composite laminates exhibit higher ballistic impact velocity and absorbed energy capacity compared to others. A bi-linear relationship was found between the ballistic limit velocity and specimen thickness. Furthermore, the dominant failure mechanisms of unidirectional composite laminates were identified to be plugging and hole friction for thin laminates, whereas delamination, fiber tension and bulging for thick ones.     

经编间隔织物增强柔性复合材料冲击性能

针对传统个体防护材料刚硬、限制人体活动的缺点,设计了2种柔性复合材料: 剪切增稠液(STF)和硅橡胶填充经编间隔织物(WKSF)柔性复合材料,并对其冲击性能进行研究。WKSF具有上、下两个表层和间隔丝构成的间隔层,在其间隔层中加入STF和硅橡胶2种柔性材料。STF采用将纳米SiO₂分散于聚乙二醇(PEG)中制成,硅橡胶采用硅胶和固化剂混合而成。采用流变仪对STF的流变性能进行测试,采用Instron落锤冲击仪对WKSF及其复合材料的冲击性能进行测试。实验表明: STF在达到临界剪切速率后出现剪切增稠现象,纯织物的冲击过程可分为弹性、平台和压实3个阶段,且具有明显的平台阶段;经填充后所制成的2种复合材料的冲击过程与纯织物明显不同,其载荷-位移曲线呈线性;加入硅橡胶的复合材料刚度较大,没有应变率效应;加入STF的复合材料具有较好的能量吸收性能和明显的应变率效应。     

Impact behavior and energy absorption of paper honeycomb sandwich panels

Dynamic cushioning tests were conducted by free drop and shock absorption principle. The effect of paper honeycomb structure factors on the impact behavior was analyzed. Results of many experiments show that the dynamic impact curve of paper honeycomb sandwich panel is concave and upward; the thickness and length of honeycomb cell-wall have a great effect on its cushioning properties; increasing the relative density of paper honeycomb can improve the energy absorption ability of the sandwich panels; the thickness of paper honeycomb core has an up and down fluctuant effect on the cushioning properties; with the increase of the thickness of paper honeycomb core, the effect dies down; flexible corrugated paperboard as liners can improve the compression resistance and cushioning properties of paper honeycombs. The research results can be used to optimize the structure design of paper honeycomb sandwich panel and material selection for packaging design.     

尼龙无纺布结构化增韧层增韧碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的湿热力学性能

采用尼龙无纺布(PNF)作为结构化增韧层,制备了PNF层间增韧改性的U3160碳纤维增强3266环氧树脂(U3160-PNF/3266)复合材料,研究了U3160-PNF/3266复合材料的面内力学性能及湿热老化后的力学性能变化,并分析了复合材料湿热老化前后的层间形貌。结果表明:PNF增韧层的引入并未导致复合材料面内力学性能的下降,与未增韧的U3160碳纤维增强3266环氧树脂(U3160/3266)复合材料相比,增韧复合材料U3160-PNF/3266的90°拉伸性能有所提高。而湿热老化处理对U3160-PNF/3266复合材料的基体和界面性能影响相对明显,尤其是尼龙纤维与树脂基体之间的界面结合性能,湿热老化处理后增韧复合材料的90°压缩和层间剪切性能保持率均明显低于未增韧复合材料的。     

Micromechanics models for the elastic constants and failure strengths of plain weave composites

In this paper, two models are presented for plain weave composites. One is finite element analysis (FEA) model for elastic constants, namely, sinusoidal yarn model. Another is analytical model for failure strengths, namely, sinusoidal beam model. The FEA model is generated by interfacing an in-house computer code with FEA software strand6, and the analytical model is developed using the theory of elasticity. Numerical studies are carried out using the present models to investigate the effects of some major geometrical parameters on the properties of plain weave composites. It is concluded that the failure strengths are closely related to the fiber volume fraction of a yarn, and the mechanical properties are closely related to the overall fiber volume fraction of the composites. An experimental testing program is conducted for T300/934 plain weave composites to validate the developed models. A good agreement exists between the predicted and measured results.     

Modeling and validation of full fabric targets under ballistic impact

The impact of three different projectiles (0.357 Magnum, 9-mm FMJ and 0.30 cal FSP) onto Kevlar® was modeled using a commercial finite-element program. The focus of the research was on simulating full-scale body armor targets, which were modeled at the yarn level, by reducing to a minimum the number of solid elements per yarn. A thorough validation of the impact physics was performed at the yarn level, single-layer level, and a full body armor system. A verification was performed by checking the numerical model against analytical predictions for yarn impact. For one-layer and multiple-layer targets validation consisted on matching experimental data of pyramid formation recorded by an ultra-high-speed camera. The full-scale targets were also instrumented with nickel–chromium wires that stretch with the yarn during the penetration event. The wires provided a second validation data set since the numerical model can reproduce the signal recorded by the wires. The third and final validation of the model is provided by a comparison of the ballistic limit predicted by the model and data obtained in tests. This is a check of the failure model used in the numerical simulations. This paper shows that the main features of the impact physics are well reproduced by the finite-element model. Prediction of ballistic limits for the 9-mm FMJ and FSP projectiles were within the scatter of the tests, while for the 0.357 projectile the difference was only 15%.