Assessing pseudo-ductile behavior of woven thermoplastic composites under tension and bending
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Most fiber-reinforced composites are inherently brittle and fail suddenly at low strains without yielding and energy-absorbing capability. Still, under some conditions, they can demonstrate ductile like response known as pseudo-ductility. To investigate such a response, experimental analysis of carbon- and glass-fabric reinforced thermoplastic polymer (C/GFRP) composites was performed in on- and off-axis orientations under service loading conditions of tension and bending. Tensile tests of off-axis specimens were conducted with a full-field strain-measurement digital image correlation (DIC) technique. Cyclic bending tests of on- and off-axis C/GFRP specimens were performed to assess their ductility and damage behavior. The tests revealed that on-axis CFRP laminates failed due to fracture of brittle carbon fibers under tension, monotonic and cyclic bending. The on-axis GFRP samples demonstrated a linear-elastic brittle response under tension but a visco-elasto-plastic nonlinear behavior under monotonic and cyclic bending with hysteresis and energy absorption. The off-axis C/GFRP specimens exhibited ductile behavior akin to metals, enduring high strains with permanent deformation before ultimate failure, and absorbing substantial amounts of energy. The pseudo-ductile response of off-axis CFRP specimens under bending can be attributed to plasticity and damage of matrix as well as fiber trellising, whereas in the on-axis GFRP specimens, it is primarily due to visco-elasto-plastic behavior of glass fibers and the TPU matrix. It is concluded that material's response can be tailored for stiffness, strength and ductility for specific applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Mechanical Behavior of Composites · Fiber-reinforced polymer composites · Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
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