Microscale intrinsic properties of hybrid unidirectional/woven composite laminates : Part I experimental tests

Ye, J. and Cai, H. and Liu, L. and Zhai, Z. and Amaechi, C.V. and Wang, Y. and Wan, L. and Yang, D. and Chen, X. and Ye, Jianqiao (2021) Microscale intrinsic properties of hybrid unidirectional/woven composite laminates : Part I experimental tests. Composite Structures, 262: 113369. ISSN 0263-8223

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Abstract

Understanding of the failure of composites is critical for evaluating their safety and reliability when they are in service. In this research, a combined image analysis technique using computed microtomography (micro-CT) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is proposed to study the microstructures, damage and failure of a hybrid unidirectional/woven composite laminate (HUWCL). Micro-CT is used to extract the 3D microscale morphology and identify the internal failure behaviours of the HUWCL. A series of material parameters, such as fiber volume fraction, void ratio and layer mode, are acquired by the statistical analysis of the micro-CT images. In addition, microscale surface damage and failure mechanism of woven and unidirectional (UD) laminae are further investigated by SEM. It is found that the matrix damage around the interface always occurs in both woven and unidirectional (UD) laminae, and distinct delamination is found between the UD laminae and the woven composites. The study shows a great potential of combining micro-CT with SEM in revealing the local damage and intrinsic failure mechanism in HUWCLs at microscale.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Composite Structures

Additional Information:

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Composite Structures. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Composite Structures, 262, 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113369

Uncontrolled Keywords:

/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2205

Subjects:

?? damage evolutionfailure mechanismhybrid laminatesmicro-ctsemcomputerized tomographyimage analysislaminated compositesmorphologyscanning electron microscopyvoid fractioncomposite laminatecomputed microtomographydamage and failureexperimental testfiber volu ??

Departments:

Faculty of Science and Technology > Engineering

ID Code:

151194

Deposited By:

ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

29 Jan 2021 21:11

Refereed?:

Yes

Published?:

Published