Temperature effects on the fatigue characterisation of a carbon-epoxy composite material

G. Charalambous; G. Allegri

Temperature effects on the fatigue characterisation of a carbon-epoxy composite material

G. Charalambous, G. Allegri

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An experimental investigation of the effects of temperature on the fracture toughness and mixed-mode fatigue delamination growth in an aerospace grade fibre reinforced polymer, namely IM7/8552, is presented. All the characterization tests have been performed using asymmetric cut-ply specimens subjected to four-point bending both at room and elevated temperatures. It is demonstrated that the mixed-mode fracture toughness increases with the temperature, while the delamination propagation rates decreases at higher severities and increases at lower severities. A new semi-empirical equation describing the effects of temperature on the delamination growth rates is proposed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials
Publisher	European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM
ISBN (Print)	9788888785332
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012 - Venice, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Jun 2012 → 28 Jun 2012

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Conference	15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Venice
Period	24/06/12 → 28/06/12

Keywords

Delamination
Fatigue
Mixed-mode fracture
Temperature

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Charalambous, G & Allegri, G 2012, Temperature effects on the fatigue characterisation of a carbon-epoxy composite material. in ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials. European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM, 15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012, Venice, United Kingdom, 24/06/12.

Temperature effects on the fatigue characterisation of a carbon-epoxy composite material. / Charalambous, G.; Allegri, G.
ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials. European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM, 2012.

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Temperature effects on the fatigue characterisation of a carbon-epoxy composite material

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