The influence of hydrostatic pressure on the interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy composites
| dc.contributor.author | CartiƩ, Denis D. R. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Davies, P. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Peleau, M. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Partridge, Ivana K. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-14T23:11:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-04-14T23:11:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The use of composites for deep sea applications requires a thorough understanding of the behaviour of these materials. While several studies have examined the influence of pressure on in-plane properties few data are available for the interlaminar fracture behaviour. This paper presents results from such tests performed in a specially designed pressure vessel mounted on a standard test machine, which allows pressures up to 1000 bars (100 MPa) to be applied during mechanical testing. Mode I and Mode II tests have been performed on a unidirectional IM7/977-2 carbon/epoxy composite. No effect of pressure was noted on Mode I fracture toughness. A data reduction scheme has been developed for Mode II loading and an increase in GIIC with increasing pressure was noted. | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.citation | D. CartiƩ, P. Davies, M. Peleau and I.K. Partridge, The influence of hydrostatic pressure on the interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy composites, Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 37, Issues 4-5, , June-July 2006, Pages 292-300 | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1359-8368 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2005.12.002 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/1097 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_UK | en_UK |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. | en_UK |
| dc.title | The influence of hydrostatic pressure on the interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy composites | en_UK |
| dc.type | Article | en_UK |