An experimental investigation into fracture resistance of carbon fibre sheet moulding compound

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dc.contributor.authorXu, Xiaodong
dc.contributor.authorKiat Lo, Darren Kong
dc.contributor.authorAdi Satriya, Ilham Akbar
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Liyi
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-08T13:43:29Z
dc.date.available2025-05-08T13:43:29Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-05-08
dc.date.issued2025-06-26
dc.date.pubOnline2025-05-07
dc.description.abstractCarbon Fibre Sheet Moulding Compound (CF-SMC) is an attractive material due to its good formability and green credentials. However, there is a lack of reliable fracture data, posing challenges when analysing CF-SMC materials which already have built-in randomness. Fracture Resistance curves (R-curves) and their variability have not been reported before for CF-SMC materials. This knowledge gap in the literature is addressed through Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) and first End Loaded Split (ELS) tests on CF-SMC. This work also explains the toughening mechanisms in CF-SMC materials during interlaminar fracture. Under Mode I, the toughening mechanism is fibre bridging while it is crack migration for Mode II. The new R-curve data provides new insights into the interlaminar fracture behaviour of CF-SMC materials and can be used as invaluable inputs for their failure analyses.
dc.description.journalNameEngineering Fracture Mechanics
dc.identifier.citationXu X, Kiat Lo DK, Adi Satriya IA, Zheng L. (2025) An experimental investigation into fracture resistance of carbon fibre sheet moulding compound. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 323, June 2025, Article number 111198
dc.identifier.elementsID673088
dc.identifier.issn0013-7944
dc.identifier.paperNo111198
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2025.111198
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23871
dc.identifier.volumeNo323
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013794425003996?via%3Dihub
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject4016 Materials Engineering
dc.subject4001 Aerospace Engineering
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering & Transports
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subjectDiscontinuous reinforcement
dc.subjectFracture toughness
dc.subjectR-curve
dc.subjectMoulding compound
dc.titleAn experimental investigation into fracture resistance of carbon fibre sheet moulding compound
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-04-28

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