The effect of off-axis angles on the mesoscale deformation response and failure behavior of an orthotropic textile carbon-epoxy composite

Yang, Jishen, Yang, Xiaoguang, Zhu, Hanxing ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3209-6831, Shi, Duoqi, Chen, Xindong and Qi, Hongyu 2018. The effect of off-axis angles on the mesoscale deformation response and failure behavior of an orthotropic textile carbon-epoxy composite. Composite Structures 206 , pp. 952-959. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.08.010

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Abstract

The deformation response and failure behavior of an orthotropic textile carbon-epoxy composite were investigated under off-axis tensile loading. Digital image correlation (DIC) was utilized to effectively capture the full-field and mesoscale strain distribution. The macroscale mechanical performance was strongly sensitive to the fiber bundles orientation relative to the loading direction. Based on the experimental data, a quantitative relation between the rotation angle and off-axis angle was established, and a negative correlation between the failure strength and the rotation angle was observed. The underlying failure mechanisms of the specimens with different off-axis orientations were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and DIC techniques. The load-bearing mechanisms were different between the on- and off-axis cases. High local shear strain eventually resulted in the brushy shear-type fracture in the off-axis case, and the local micro cracks developed during the loading caused the reduction and imbalance of local load-bearing capacity.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0263-8223
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	31 August 2018
Date of Acceptance:	3 August 2018
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2024 00:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/114518

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