MODE II FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF WOVEN LAMINATES: UNIT CELL SIZE EFFECT © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 M. Olave, I. Vara, H. Husabiaga, L. Aretxabaleta, S.V. Lomov, D. Vandepitte OUTLINE 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) INTRODUCTION MATERIAL TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K CONCLUSIONS © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 2 1. INTRODUCTION Carbon fibre reinforced woven laminates Lightness Composites Delamination Internal structure Mode II fracture toughness measurements for different woven materials UNIT CELL SIZE EFFECT © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 3 OUTLINE 1) INTRODUCTION 2) MATERIAL 3) TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test 4) RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K 5) CONCLUSIONS © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 4 2. MATERIAL Structure: 2/2 Twill M10.1 prepegs (Carbon fibre T700) 14 layers for 3K (thickness ~ 3.26mm) 10 layers for 12K (thickness~ 3.32mm). Autoclave: 5 bar, 120°C for 1 hour Same structure, different tow size 3K © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 Similar Vf% 12K 3.000 filaments per yarn 12.000 filaments per yarn Laminate: 14 layers Laminate: 10 layers 5 OUTLINE 1) INTRODUCTION 2) MATERIAL 3) TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test 4) RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K 5) CONCLUSIONS © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 6 3. TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test Note: ASTM D7905(*) was recently developed for UD → the test for this research were performed previously ENF test: • Simplicity of the test set up • Friction effect is lower The general rule for a stable propagation → the initial crack length must be at least 70% of the span . Problems with this material In the tested material: initial crack length 50% of the span (avoids slipping) * ASTM D7905-14 Standard Test Method for Determination of the Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional FiberReinforced Polymer Matrix Composites. 2014. © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 7 3. TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test Complexity of acquiring the crack tip position on woven material during the test: analytical prediction is done. Corrected Beam Theory with effective crack length method (CBTE) This method does not require an initial test measurement for the apparent flexural modulus ( Effective crack length ( ) is calculated DATA POST-PROCESSING Beam Theory including Bending rotations effects method (BTBE) The method includes shear, local deformations and bending rotations © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 8 OUTLINE 1) INTRODUCTION 2) MATERIAL 3) TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test 4) RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K 5) CONCLUSIONS © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 9 4. RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K Method comparison Test set-up influence: supporting cylinders have 20mm of diameter The assumption in method CBTE that the compliance is constant and the flexural modulus based on the initial compliance slope before crack propagation is not fulfilled by our samples Comparison CBTE and BTBE method using Digital Image Correlation: Measurement of the delamination length BTBE method closer to DIC results (for this set-up configuration) 30 Delamination length ∆a [m] Delamination length DIC CBTE Method 25 BTBE Method 20 15 10 5 0 8 9 10 11 Test displacement [mm] © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 10 4. RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K 3K: Stable zone 15-25mm away from the initial crack position 12K: Sudden jumps → Fracture toughness =averaging fracture energy values before unstable crack propagation 4000 3500 GII (J/m2) 3000 2500 3K 2000 12K 1500 1000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Crack advance (mm) © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 11 4. RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K 15 Samples /material type Unit cell Average (J/m2) Standard deviation (J/m2) Standard deviation [%] Median (J/m2) 3K 3526 227 6% 3493 12K 3062 405 13% 3006 17% ↓ 12K than 3K The matrix distribution on the delaminated surface may be the reason 3K: Matrix pockets on the 38% of the delaminated length. (every 2mm): higher amount of matrix → higher GII 12K: Matrix pockets on the 24% of the delaminated length. (every 5mm):lower amount of matrix → lower GII 3K 12K © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 Stable propagation Jumpy propagation 12 OUTLINE 1) INTRODUCTION 2) MATERIAL 3) TEST SET-UP: End-notch flexure (ENF) test 4) RESULTS: 3K vs. 12K 5) CONCLUSIONS © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 13 5. CONCLUSIONS POST-PROCESSING METHODS: - The CBTE method does not work properly with the material and test set-up defined in this research (supporting cylinders = ∅20mm; textile) - The BTBE method that takes into account bending effects seems to be more suitable when non-linearities appear during ENF tests. SIZE EFFECT ON THE MODE II FRACTURE TOUGHNESS: 3K 12K • Smaller unit cell size shows better matrix distribution • Bigger unit cell size shows spread matrix distribution • Stable propagation • Jumpy propagation • Higher fracture toughness • Lower fracture toughness © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 14 Eskerrik asko! Thank you! Muchas Gracias! © COPYRIGHT IKERLAN 2015 15
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