The effect of temperature on the bending properties and failure mechanism of composite truss core sandwich structures |
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Affiliation: | 1. Aerospace Research and Innovation Center (ARIC), Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;2. School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK |
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Abstract: | The effects of temperature on the bending properties and failure mechanism of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite sandwich structure with pyramidal truss cores were investigated and presented in this paper. The three-point bending tests of composite sandwich structures were performed at seven different temperatures, and the scanning electron microscope was used to examine the fiber-matrix interface properties in order to understand the deformation and failure mechanism. Then the effects of temperature on deformation modes, failure mechanism and bending failure load were studied and analyzed. The results showed that the temperature has visible impact on the deformation modes, failure mechanism, and bending failure load. The bending failure load decreased as temperature increased, which was caused by the degradation of the matrix properties and fiber-matrix interface properties at high temperature. The analytical formulae were also presented to predict the bending stiffness and failure load of composite sandwich structures at different temperatures. |
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Keywords: | A. Carbon fibers A. Sandwich structures B. High-temperature properties B. Mechanical properties |
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