Improved fracture toughness and fatigue life of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite due to incorporation of rubber nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Nguyen Tien Phong Mohamed H. Gabr Le Hoai Anh Vu Minh Duc Andrea Betti Kazuya Okubo Bui Chuong Toru Fujii |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Systems, Doshisha University, Kyotonabe, Kyoto, 610-0394, Japan 2. Polymer Center, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, No 1, Dai Co Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam 3. Institute of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 80 Tran Quoc Hoan, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam 4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt 5. Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milan, Milan, Italy
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Abstract: | In this study, core–shell rubber (CSR) nanoparticles with approximate particle size of 35 nm were used as a modifier for the epoxy polymer. The effects of various CSR contents in the epoxy matrix on mode I interlaminar fracture toughness, tensile strength, and fatigue life of the carbon fabric reinforced epoxy (CF/EP) composites were investigated. The experimental results showed that the mode I interlaminar fracture toughness at crack initiation and propagation significantly improved by 71.21 and 58.47 %, respectively, when 8.0 wt% CSR was dispersed in the epoxy matrix. The fatigue life of the modified CF/EP composites at all of CSR contents dramatically increased 75–100 times longer than that of the unmodified CF/EP composites at high cycle fatigue while tensile strength slightly increased by about 10 %. Field emission scanning electron microcopy (FESEM) observations of the fracture surfaces were conducted to explain failure mechanisms of CSR addition to the CF/EP composites. The evidences of the rubber nanoparticle debonding, plastic void growth, and microshear banding were credited for delaying the onset of matrix crack, and reducing the crack growth rate, as a result, attributed to increase in the mechanical properties of the CF/EP composites. |
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