Abstract
The characterization of stress distribution and thermal expansion/contraction distortion is performed for a unidirectional M40J/AG-80 epoxy composite, which experienced vacuum thermo-cycling in a temperature interval of -180 to 140°C under 10-5 Pa. The finite element analysis, using MSC.Marc 2001 software shows that vacuum thermo-cycling leads to stress concentration appearing at the interface layer, providing a stress condition to form debonding. The transverse expansion/contraction distortion changes linearly with temperature for both samples before and after thermo-cycling, while the longitudinal contraction shows a nonlinear behavior after the thermo-cycling. The variation in longitudinal contraction distortion can be attributed to the interface debonding.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1647-1657 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon/epoxy composites
- Debonding
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Stress concentrations
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