Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate failure mechanisms of impact-damaged CFRP laminates subjected to compression fatigue. Two kinds of composite materials, UT500/Epoxy and AS4/PEEK, were used to examine the dependence of failure behavior on the material properties such as interlaminar toughness. Impact-induced delaminations in the UT500/Epoxy specimen were considerably larger than those in the AS4/PEEK specimen. The S-N curves for the UT500/Epoxy specimens with impact damage exhibited a similar tendency to those without impact. The impact-induced delamination in the UT500/Epoxy specimen grew widthwise to the free edge on the rear side of the specimen during the fatigue test. On the other hand, the AS4/PEEK specimens without impact exhibited a more steeply declining S-N curve than those with impact damage. The delaminations in the impacted AS4/PEEK specimen did not reach the free edge before the fatigue fracture.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2308-2314 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Composites Science and Technology |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Ceramics and Composites