China Plastics ›› 2020, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 17-23.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2020.08.003

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Impact Behavior of Carbon⁃fiber⁃reinforced Composite Modified by Graphene Oxide

Sen WANG1, Jiamei LAI1(), Jinqi RUAN1, Yibiao WAN1, Zhichao HUANG2   

  1. 1.Polymer Molding Research Office, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031,China
    2.Key Laboratory of Transportation Tools and Equipment, Ministry of Education, East China Jiaotong University, Jiangxi 330013,China
  • Received:2020-03-13 Online:2020-08-26 Published:2020-08-26

Abstract:

Epoxy resin was modified with single-layered graphene oxide and then used to prepare the carbon-fiber-reinforced composite (CFRP) laminates by a vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding process under the [45/0/90] 2S ply angle. A series of performance characterizations including drop hammer impact test, ultrasonic C scan test and post-impact compression test were conduct to investigate the modified epoxy-based CFRP laminates as well as the unmodified epoxy-based laminates as a control. The results indicated that both the modified epoxy-based CFRP laminates and the unmodified ones had inflection points in damage resistance and damage tolerance curves, and the inflection points appeared at the same depth position. Furthermore, the modified epoxy-based CFRP laminates and the unmodified ones exhibited the inflection points at 0.43 and 0.51 mm, respectively. Compared to the unmodified epoxy-based laminates, the modified ones achieved a significant improvement in impact resistance and post-impact compression performance. The damage prediction of composites can be realized by the fitting formula through the data simulation of pit depth and pit area after impact.

Key words: fiber reinforcement, particle modification, inflection point, damage prediction

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