Characterization of interlaminar shear failures of graphite/epoxy composite materials |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Mines, Key Laboratory of Deep Coal Resource Mining, Ministry of Education of China, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China;3. Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia;1. National University of Singapore, Singapore;2. Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Research undertaken to develop a more fundamental understanding of interlaminar shear failure in laminated graphite/epoxy composites is described. A test method capable of producing a state of pure interlaminar shear stress within a specified region of a composite test specimen was devised. The test method consisted of the four-point flexural testing of a unique test sample constructed of a coupon of Hercules AS4/3501-6, unidirectional, graphite/epoxy material bonded between two strips of steel using a room-temperature-curing epoxy adhesive. The major advantage of the test method is that the interlaminar shear failure of the composite coupon results from an induced state of pure shear stress, rather than from damage resulting from a complex stress state affecting the region of loading as typically occurs in the case of conventional flexural-type shear tests. The resulting shear failures were characterized with respect to fracture surface appearance, mode of failure, and stress state on the failure plane. A specially designed crack detection device was used to determine the site of fracture initiation and the direction of crack propagation. |
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