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Examining the bending test properties of bio-composites strengthened with fibers through a combination of experimental and modeling approaches J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Khalissa Saada, Chouki Farsi, Salah Amroune, Mohamed Fnides, Moussa Zaoui, Hocine Heraiz
This study explores the relationship between natural fiber filling density (10%, 15%, 25%) and its impact on the bending properties of polymer compounds reinforced with Diss, Sisal and Luffa fibers. Using advanced techniques like fiber analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), the research reveals that a 25% filling density results in the highest stress values (25.61 MPa, 22.21 MPa
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The effect of imperfect bonding on stress distribution in fibrous composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Parvaneh Kheirkhah Barzoki, Tianyi Hua, Ouli Fu, Yasser Gowayed
An attempt was made to map the distribution of stress in fibrous composites with imperfect bonding. Two analytical micro-mechanics models were developed. In the first model, the composite was subjected to axial tensile loading, parallel to the fiber direction, and the assumption of iso-strain was employed to derive the control equations. In the second model, the composite was loaded in the direction
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Short-term oxidation and residual compression properties of needle-punched carbon/carbon composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Meng Han, Zhichao Wang, Xingyu Zhang, Yang Ni, Weixin Ma, Ge Qi, Xiujing Han, Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Chuwei Zhou
Needle-punched carbon/carbon (NP C/C) composite is widely used in rocket-engine nozzles and re-entry vehicles. Recyclable technology expedited the research on repeated oxidation and residual mechaincal properties of thermal-protection materials. In this study, the critical longitudinal compression strengths before and after oxidation are derived based on the Timoshenko beam theory. Three repetitions
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Fracture mechanism of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite laminates under compression after impact J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yoshiko Nagumo, Miyu Hamanaka, Keiichi Shirasu, Kazuki Ryuzono, Akinori Yoshimura, Hironori Tohmyoh, Tomonaga Okabe
Thermoplastic carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are increasingly utilized in the aerospace industry owing to their beneficial properties and enhanced formability relative to thermoset CFRPs. Despite the extensive use of these materials, studies focusing on compression after impact (CAI) tests with impact energies exceeding 20 J for thermoplastic CFRPs remain scarce. This study examines CAI tests
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Structure, performance, and crystallization behavior of Turkey leonardite and raw kaolin added polylactic acid composite films J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 İbrahim Şen
Polylactic acid (PLA) film composites filled with two clays, Raw Kaolin (KAO), an inorganic structure, and Leonardite (LEO), an organic structure, as well as KAO/LEO mixtures, were prepared via solvent casting method. The main aim of this research was to investigate both the individual and the synergetic effects of LEO and KAO; they are incorporated together into a PLA matrix. The influence of these
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Structural and nonlinear J-integral fracture toughness for nanoclay toughened ternary HDPE/LDPE-g-MA/ABS blend nanocomposites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Mushtaq Albdiry
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) has a higher strength-to-density ratio and stiffness but a low branching degree for the packed linear chains that restrict the ability to bond and resist cracking. This study conducts the role of inserting rigid nanoclay (NC) and soft acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) on the structural, nonlinear fracture toughness and crack resistance of a ternary HDPE/low-density
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Efficient homogenization of honeycomb sandwich panels using orthotropic core simplification and Finite Element-based method: A comparative study J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Hojjat Mousavi, Cyrus Amini
Composite materials, particularly honeycomb composites, are widely utilized in various industries, including aerospace, due to their high energy absorption against the impact and exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. This study aims to leverage the plastic and elastic properties of these materials to develop a simplified numerical model that incorporates orthotropic properties for core modeling. By
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Continuous carbon fiber recycling technology using the electrolytic sulfuric acid method J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yuji Okada
Our objective is to achieve the societal implementation of the Circular Economy Program for Automobile Carbon Fibers. This involves recycling carbon fibers sourced from carbon fiber reinforced plastics/carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRP/CFRTP) discarded from automobiles and reintegrating them into the manufacturing processes of automobiles. Although, the existing carbon fiber recycling technology
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Effects of silver nanowires and their surface modification on electromagnetic interference, transport and mechanical properties of an aerospace grade epoxy J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Merve Özkutlu Demirel, Mahide B Öztürkmen, Müzeyyen Savaş, Evren Mutlugün, Talha Erdem, Yahya Öz
The aerospace industry has progressively grown its use of composites. Electrically conductive nanocomposites are among important modern materials for this sector. We report on a bulk composite containing silver nanowires (AgNW) and an aerospace grade epoxy for use in carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs). AgNWs’ surfaces were also modified to enhance their ability to be dispersed in epoxy. Composites
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Neural networks modeling of strain energy density and Tsai-Wu index in laminated composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Elías Ledesma-Orozco, Julio C. Galvis-Chacón, Alejandro E. Rodríguez-Sánchez
In laminated composite materials design, optimization mainly targets the stacking sequence configuration, which is defined by the lamina thickness and fiber orientations within each layer. Recent studies emphasize the increasing role of Machine Learning in promoting innovative composite designs by facilitating the accurate modeling of essential properties such as strength and stiffness. This study
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Assessment of damping and flexural behaviour of hybrid fibre-particulate composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sergio Luiz Moni Ribeiro Filho, Carlos Thomas Garcia, Luís Miguel P Durão, André Luis Christoforo, Vaclav Ondra, Márcio Eduardo Silveira, Tulio Hallak Panzera, Fabrizio Scarpa
Hybrid composites are an advanced solution that offers multifunctional capabilities, including exceptional strength-to-weight ratios, vibrational damping and impact absorption. This work describes the damping capacity and flexural behaviour of a hybrid fibrous-particulate system composed of glass/carbon fabrics and three distinct micro-inclusions: silica particles, carbon waste microfibres, and cement
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A novel algorithm to generate representative volume elements with cylindrical fibers and sphere particles J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Ruoyu Li, Zhonghai Xu, Chaocan Cai, Xiaodong He
In the article, we propose a new method to generate representative volume element (RVE) of random spatial distributions with cylindrical fibers and spherical particles based on the Improved Artificial Bee Colony (IABC) algorithm. In this employed bee phase of IABC, the proposed algorithm adopts a new search strategy, which improves the computational efficiency. To analyze the differences between the
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Progressive fatigue damage modeling of laminated composites using a novel combined fatigue life model J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 M.R Khatami-Ghazvini, M Haghighi-Yazdi, M.M Shokrieh
The progressive fatigue damage (PFD) model is a comprehensive method to simulate the fatigue damage behavior of laminated composites under multiaxial cyclic stress. The generalized material property degradation (GMD) technique is a component of the PFD model. Also, the fatigue life modeling of a UD ply under a uniaxial state of stress is a subcomponent of the GMD technique. The present article compares
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Research laser scanning damage detection method in f-k domain for laminate composite material J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Ziping Wang, Hangrui Cui, Yue Fei, Bingqian Li, Rahim Gorgin
The use of composite plate structures has become increasingly prevalent in industries such as civil engineering, aerospace, high-speed rail, automotive, and wind power. However, the propagation of ultrasonic Lamb waves in these structures is subject to multi-modal and frequency dispersion effects, which, coupled with the complicated anisotropic propagation mechanism of composite materials, makes it
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Progressive damage analysis of double-layer variable thickness 3D woven composite scaled engine casing J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Kun Wang, Weiyi Kong, Liming Xu, Nan Zhang, Chao Li, Deng’an Cai, Guangming Zhou
Due to the excellent mechanical properties and strong design flexibility, the 3D woven composite engine casing shows great potential in high performance fields. This article adopted the method of double-layer weaving and adding yarn to achieve the variable thickness of the 3D woven composite engine casing. The purpose of this article is to study the compression performance and failure mechanism of
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Achieving highly accurate cavity thickness measurements in fabric compaction J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Pedro Sousa, Xiao Liu, Stepan V. Lomov, Jan Ivens
The compaction of a fabric reinforcement in a Universal Testing Machine (UTM) allows to determine the achievable fiber volume fraction across a wide range of pressures, a valuable information for composite manufacturing. As seen in the first international compressibility benchmark, inaccuracies in the fabric stack thickness measurement, the approach to compliance correction and the non-parallelism
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Effect of seawater aging on the erosive wear response of aramid fiber reinforced composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Abel Eslava-Hernández, Julio A Rodríguez-González, Carlos Rubio-González, Armando I Martínez-Pérez, Edgar E Vera-Cárdenas
This study presents the effect caused by the saline environment (artificial seawater) on the physical and tribological properties of laminated composite materials reinforced with aramid fibers when they are subjected to erosive wear by sand particles. Composite materials made by epoxy resin and reinforced with glass fiber, carbon fiber and hybrid fiber (aramid with carbon) were studied. The laminates
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Prediction of shape distortions in thermosetting composite parts using neural network interfaced visco-elastic constitutive model J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Aravind Balaji, Claudio Sbarufatti, David Dumas, Antoine Parmentier, Olivier Pierard, Francesco Cadini
The work aims to enhance the capabilities of a Finite Element tool, specifically related to a rheological thermo-chemo-viscoelastic constitutive model. This enhancement is intended to improve the tool’s ability to predict the distortions in composite parts caused by the polymerization of the thermoset composite matrix. These distortions occur due to internal residual stress generated by the inherent
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Numerical prediction of thermal conductivity and thermal expansion coefficient of glass fiber-reinforced polymer hybrid composites filled with hollow spheres J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Alireza Moradi, Reza Ansari, Mohammad Kazem Hassanzadeh-Aghdam, Jamaloddin Jamali
The optimal performance of composites enriched with hollow spheres has been reported in contemporary literature, whereas their thermal properties have received less attention. In this regard, a finite element method (FEM)-based micromechanical model has been developed systematically to investigate the role of intra-matrix embedding of hollow spheres on the thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal
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Enhanced damage tolerance and fracture toughness of lightweight carbon-Kevlar fiber hybrid laminate J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Ahmed Wagih, Harri Junaedi, Hassan A Mahmoud, Gilles Lubineau, Ajay Kumar, Tamer A Sebaey
Low damage tolerance and residual strength are the main drawbacks of carbon fiber composite laminates that limit their application in many lightweight structures. This study demonstrates the exceptional damage tolerance and high fracture toughness of carbon-Kevlar hybrid laminate, where Kevlar plies are placed between two carbon fiber face sheets. Flexural strength after damage and mode I translaminar
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Thermoplastic starch nanocomposites derived directly from cornmeal J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Yanlin Chen, Qian Ma, Ke Wang, Mingyu Cho, Long Jiang
A high content of water is needed in traditional thermoplastic starch (TPS) processing to plasticize the starch and facilitate the processing, which leads to relatively low strength and modulus of the products and causes the issue of product aging partially due to the gradual water loss over time. In this work, based on the results from our previous study on lignin and cellulose nanofibril-reinforced
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Ballistic resistance of a novel re-entrant auxetic honeycomb under in-plane high-velocity impact J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Junlan Guo, Qiang He, Lizheng Li, Jiamei Zhu, Dejun Yan
Due to their high load-bearing capacity and excellent energy dissipation properties, metal honeycomb lightweight sandwich panels are commonly utilized as highly efficient weight-saving components in the automotive, aerospace, and military industries. Especially the auxetic honeycomb sandwich panels have higher yield strength, more robust shear modulus, fracture toughness, less fatigue expansion, and
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Damage history in composite laminates: Matrix cracks leading to delaminations J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Javier Romarís Villanueva, Christos Kassapoglou
Strain energy release rate calculations for various cases of delaminations emanating from matrix cracks are developed and used to predict the onset of delaminations and their growth size as a function of applied tension and shear loads in composite laminates. The method determines the matrix crack spacing, the delamination onset load, the delamination size at onset and, through the use of a newly proposed
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Delamination prevention of composite joints with asymmetric carbon-fiber reinforced plastic adherends J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Vasco DC Pires, Ricardo JC Carbas, Eduardo AS Marques, Lucas FM da Silva
The use of adhesive bonding in aeronautical applications has gained popularity due to its numerous advantages over traditional mechanical fastening methods. However, the issue of delamination still poses a significant challenge in fully embracing this technology in the industry. This study proposes a unique approach to optimize carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) single lap joints (SLJ) by introducing
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Prediction of creep failure life for unidirectional CFRP with heat-resistant epoxy resin as matrix exposed to high temperature under tension load J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Yasushi Miyano, Masayuki Nakada, Yoko Morisawa, Junya Matsuno, Soshi Kageta
The accelerated testing methodology (ATM) developed by the authors is the methodology for predicting statistically long-term life of CFRP structures based on the viscoelasticity including the time-temperature superposition principle for matrix resin. The formulae of ATM are expressed as the product of static strength at room temperature, its dispersion, and the viscoelastic parameter of matrix resin
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Compressive behavior of triaxially braided metal-CFRP hybrid lattice structures J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Danial Alizadeh, Mohammad Mahdi Abedi, Reza Jafari Nedoushan, Hamid Abyar, Woong-Ryeol Yu
Cellular approaches facilitate the flexible design of materials with desirable properties that may be manufactured from single polymers, metals, and, recently, fiber-reinforced composites. This paper describes cellular materials with metal and carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) struts. Composite lattice tubular structures were automatically braided, and the effects of axial CFRP yarns on the compressive
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Investigation of quality related process variables in pultrusion by correlation of numerical and experimental data with application of an inline data acquisition system J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Christoph Heimbucher, Lorenz Seeßelberg, Erhard Giese, Simon Boysen, Axel S Herrmann
The pultrusion process is an efficient technology for the continuous production of fiber reinforced polymers. While the process is industrially established for decades, the interactions between process parameters and material quality of pultruded profiles are – despite various studies – not fully understood yet. Due to the complexity of the process and the variety of materials, it is difficult to identify
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In-plane shear damages consideration of hoop wound composite cylinders using acoustic emission method J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Mehdi Farajpour, Mehdi A Najafabadi
The objective of this study was to examine the in-plane shear properties of filament-wound composite cylinders and assess the associated damage mechanisms using acoustic emission techniques. Two distinct composite materials, namely carbon/epoxy and glass epoxy, were manufactured for this purpose. The cylinders were subjected to torsion load conditions in accordance with ASTM D5448. Throughout the testing
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Effect of stacking angles on crashworthiness of CFRP square tubes considering low-velocity impact damage J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Chenxi Yang, Yiru Ren
To enhance the residual energy‐absorption (EA) of low-velocity impact-damaged CFRP square tubes, this study investigates the influence of stacking angles on the damaged tubes' residual EA. Through simulation and theoretical analysis, a well-designed stacking angles is proposed to optimize the residual EA. Initially, a simplified method of low-velocity impact damage of composite materials is proposed
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Mechanical properties of a carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite improved by integrating multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Esranur Yuksel, Osman Eksik, Hanzade Haykiri-Acma, Serdar Yaman
The pairs of nanofillers prepared by graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were added to the epoxy matrix in various ratios to produce hybrid epoxy nanocomposites. The effects of the presence of these nanofillers at 0.1–0.4 wt.% on the mechanical and thermal properties were tested. Likewise, carbon fiber reinforced MWCNT/GNP modified epoxy nanocomposite laminates
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Uncertain buckling characteristics of thermally loaded and internally defected variable fiber spacing composite laminates J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Prateek Chandrakar, Narayan Sharma, Dipak Kumar Maiti
The present investigation underscores the efficacy of laminated plates with variable fiber spacing (VFS) in the context of internal defects. The study involves the evaluation of the variability in buckling strength when faced with multiple tiers of damage; this is achieved through the implementation of an improved first-order shear deformation theory (IFSDT) within a finite element (FE) framework.
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Mechanical properties and statistical analysis of Syagrus Romanzoffiana palm cellulose fibers J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Oussama Ferfari, Ahmed Belaadi, Messaouda Boumaaza, Salah Amroune, Hassan Alshahrani, Mohammad KA Khan
Explore the intriguing world of natural fibers, where Syagrus Romanzoffiana (SR) fibers out as a viable alternative to synthetic and glass fibers in composite materials. Dive into the eco-friendly attraction of SR fibers, which are renowned for their natural degradation and ecologically favorable properties. This novel work investigates the performance characterization of 40 mm gauge-length (GL) SR
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Fatigue performance investigation of perforated and bolted pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer laminates based on experiment and digital images J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Zhihua Xiong, Yang Meng, Chenyu Zhao, Yuqing Liu, Xiaoyu Liu
To investigate the fatigue performance of perforated and bolted pultruded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) laminates, a series of tests are conducted including static tensile and cyclic fatigue test, while Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and CT tests were implemented to monitor strains around the perforations and damage developed in the samples subjected to tensile and fatigue tests respectively
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Penalized anisotropy: Controlling anisotropy growth in concurrent optimization of topology and fiber orientation for orthotropic composite materials J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Naruki Ichihara, Masahito Ueda, Tomohiro Yokozeki
The topology and fiber orientation of fiber-reinforced composite structures must be designed computationally to fully demonstrate their anisotropic mechanical properties. Optimization of the topology and fiber orientation is performed either sequentially or concurrently. In the sequential method, topology optimization is performed first, followed by fiber orientation optimization. This separated optimization
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A review on gas permeability of polymer matrix composites for cryogenic applications J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Shuvam Saha, Rani W. Sullivan
Fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites are increasingly considered for lightweight cryogenic pressure vessels due to their excellent combination of tailorability, specific mechanical properties, and relatively low coefficients of thermal expansion. However, significant challenges must be overcome to fully utilize PMCs for cryogenic fuel tanks in terms of transverse microcracking and subsequent
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Comparative study of failure analysis in glass fiber reinforced laminated pin joints under cyclic and static loading conditions J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Akash Gupta, Manjeet Singh
Glass Fiber Reinforce Polymer (GFRP) composite Joints were studied under monotonic loads for aerospace and marine applications, but cyclic loading is also a common and serious concern in these applications. In this current study, GFRP composite pin joints were analyzed under cyclic loading, at various geometric factors experimentally and numerically using finite element analysis (FEA) and also compared
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Investigation of interlayer toughening of carbon fiber composites using non-woven polyamide veils under different curing pressures J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Poom Narongdej, Jack Denk, Ehsan Barjasteh
Carbon fiber-reinforced composites have become increasingly favored in the aerospace and automotive sectors for their remarkable performance attributes. Nonetheless, their broader adoption is hindered by the concern of delamination. To address this limitation, our study delved into the influence of incorporating a thermoplastic toughening agent on the interlaminar fracture toughness (ILFT) of woven
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Experimental investigations of the fire behavior of composites impacted by kerosene/air turbulent flame J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 R Ogabi, B Manescau, K Chetehouna
In this research, we conducted an experimental analysis of a Kerosene/air burner designed according to the FAA's proposed ISO 2685 standard. The burner serves as a vital tool for generating flames and burnt gases, simulating real-world conditions relevant to fire safety studies. The core objective of this study was to comprehensively characterize the burner's behavior. Through a series of experiments
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Effect of milling time on microstructure and hardness of AA7075-15 wt% SiC-1 wt% MWCNT nanocomposite J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Guzide Meltem Lule Senoz
In this study, the effect of ball milling on microstructure and hardness of Al7075 - 15 wt% SiC - 1 wt% MWCNT nanocomposite was investigated as a function of milling time up to 20 h. Mechanically alloyed powders were consolidated by cold pressing followed by sintering at 560°C for 1 h in an argon atmosphere. The structural characterization of nanocomposites was conducted by a X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
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Effect of graphene nano-platelets on the low-velocity-impact and compression-after-impact strength of the glass fiber epoxy composite laminates J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Vaibhav Somaji Anuse, Shankar K, R Velmurugan, Sung Kyu Ha, Hyeonseok Han
Detecting the low-velocity impact damage on the FRP composite structures can be challenging because the visible signs on the surface may be subtle. Mitigating the effects of BVID (Barely Visible Impact Damage) is crucial in ensuring the safety and reliability of composite components, especially in industries where these materials are commonly used, such as aerospace and automotive. This article explores
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Unsaturated out-of-plane permeability measured with three-dimensional flow monitoring by etched optical fiber sensors J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Xiao Liu, Pedro Sousa, Helge Pfeiffer, Stepan V. Lomov, Jan Ivens, Xinlin Qing
In our work, the three-dimensional flow in stacks of biaxial E-glass fiber non-crimp fabrics (NCF) and unidirectional carbon fiber layers was monitored by the etched optical fiber sensors embedded inside the fabric stack. The influence of embedding sensors with a diameter of 200 µm on the flow was experimentally illustrated and discussed. The out-of-plane permeability of the two fabric materials was
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Finite element analysis of the effect of crystallinity on low-velocity impact performance of poly (aryl ether ketone) composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Huaming Xie, Gang Liu, Jia’nan Yao, Daijun Zhang, Chengbo Wang, Rui Cao, Jindong Zhang, Chunhai Chen
A new copolymer poly (aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) resin was used as a matrix to prepare carbon fiber (CF) reinforced composites with different crystallinity by slow and rapid cooling. Finite element (FE) models were constructed according to micromechanics, and the progressive damage method based on the three-dimensional (3D) PUCK damage criterion was used to analyze the low-velocity impact damage mechanism
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Incorporation of compaction effects in the automated generation of 3D woven composites representative volume elements by geometrical modelling J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Luis F Gulfo Hernández, Badadjida Wintiba, Anqi Li, Péter Z Berke, Thierry J Massart
Advanced 3D woven composites have become an enabling technology in many industrial applications due to their proven benefits, particularly the improvement of the out-of-plane mechanical behavior with respect to other reinforcement schemes. The latter property has been shown to be strongly affected by the effects of compaction during manufacturing. The present study proposes an automated framework,
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Comparison of different failure criteria in numerical modeling of electron beam cured polymer nanocomposites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Mohit Kumar, JS Saini, Kulwinder Singh, H Bhunia
In recent times, fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have overtaken the huge market in the world replacing the old conventional materials due to its significant properties. The experimental work conducted to gather the mechanical properties takes alot of time as FRP composites comprises of various geometrical parameters. Therefore, to reduce the experimental encumbrance, the current work is focused
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Progressive fatigue damage modeling of laminated composites using strain-based failure criteria J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Amir Hossein Mirzaei, Mahmood Mehrdad Shokrieh
The progressive fatigue damage (PFD) model is a well-known approach for simulating the fatigue behavior of laminated composites. In the PFD model, stress-based failure criteria detect failure modes in a unidirectional (UD) ply of laminated composites. Using stress-based failure criteria requires performing numerous UD ply characterization tests. The present research presents a series of strain-based
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Effect of gradual thermoforming pressure on the mechanical properties of jute/polypropylene commingled composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Muhammad Ayub Asghar, Yasir Nawab, Abdellatif Imad, Abdelghani Saouab, Muzzamal Hussain, Christophe Herbelot
The present work presents a new approach to the parameters of the thermoforming process for jute fiber commingled thermoplastic composites based on pressure control. Effect of gradual pressure on the microstructures of jute fiber and their mechanical properties has been investigated. The singeing of Jute yarn and subsequent co-twisting with Polypropylene (PP) was done to make reinforcement. Jute/PP
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About the influence of high temperature or fire testing conditions on the tensile behavior of carbon reinforced poly phenylene sulfide laminates J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Benoit Vieille, David Philippe, Nathan Duprey, Fabrice Barbe, Morgane Gelin
This study aims to investigate the thermo-mechanical coupling in carbon fibers reinforced Poly Phenylene Sulfide (PPS) laminates subjected to critical temperature conditions. In order to dissociate the physical phenomena (degradation/decomposition on the one hand and deformation/damage mechanisms on the other hand) at play in quasi-isotropic laminates (fiber-dominated mechanical behavior), homogenous
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Multi-scale analysis of the mechanical behaviour of a flax fibre reinforced composite under low-velocity impact J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Mondher Haggui, Zouhaier Jendli, Abderrahim El Mahi, Ali Akrout, Mohamed Haddar
The use of biocomposite materials in different fields requires enhanced knowledge of the nonlinear phenomena related to their complex mechanical behaviour. Namely, nonelastic mechanisms such as damage, plasticity, and rupture, potentially coupled with viscosity incidence, affect the structure’s lifetime. In this context, the aim of this paper is to propose a simplified and accessible approach that
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Novel method of multiaxis weaving and impact analysis of the ensuing composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Prasad Shimpi, Sugun Bangalore Sridharan, Gediminas Monastyreckis, Daiva Zeleniakiene
The study aims to develop a novel method of weaving multiaxis preform on conventional weaving machines and analyse impact tolerance of the ensuing composites along with development of finite element analysis model. An extra set of 200 tex carbon fibres, referred as bias fibres, were integrated into carbon fibre plain woven fabric during the weaving stage on a conventional closed reed weaving machine
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Mode-I analysis of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates toughened by interleaved polyamide 66 nanofibers and chopped carbon using acoustic emission J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Hadi Salimi-Mofrad, Ahmad Rahbar Ranji, Hamed Saghafi
The fracture toughness of epoxy resins is weak, so enhancing its properties is essential. In this research it was found that interleaving chopped carbon fibers and polyamide 66 nano mats between fiberglass reinforced plastic laminates with 110 µm thickness, increased fracture toughness in Mode I by 35 and 112%, respectively. Acoustic emission technique showed that damage mechanisms begin at further
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In and off- axes mechanical properties of three- dimensional textile reinforced carbon composites J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Mehmet Korkmaz
Orienting or placing the yarns at the third direction of three dimensional (3D) textiles may improve or degrade the in- plane mechanical properties of 3D composites. In the previous study, the bending and out- of- plane mechanical properties of 3D composites were comprehensively investigated. As the controversial results can be clarified in the literature, the study was extended to investigate the
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Effect of peach peel on shape memory properties of polylactic acid J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Murat Eroğlu
In this study, two different peach peel powders were produced using the sieving process: with fiber (filler-fiber powder) and without fiber (filler powder). To investigate the effects of the prepared powders on the shape memory properties of PLA, PLA/Filler (wt%90 PLA: wt%10 filler) and PLA/Fiber-Filler (wt%90 PLA: wt%10 Fiber-Filler) biocomposite films were prepared by the solvent casting technique
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Post-consumer high density polyethylene/zirconium phosphate and aluminum hydroxide composites: Assessment of physico-mechanical and flame retardancy properties J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 GAV Albitres, EE Garcia, CMF Soares, DFS Freitas, RP Cucinelli Neto, LC Mendes
Regarding environmental preservation, the upcycling of plastics from petroleum source is a consistent alternative. This work intended to investigate melting extruded composites of post-consumer HDPE (rHDPE) filled with pristine zirconium phosphate (ZrP), aluminum hydroxide [Al(OH)3] and aluminum hydroxide modifying-zirconium phosphate [ZrPOct/Al(OH)3]. Physico-mechanical and flame retardancy were assessed
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Ballistic performance of monolithic rubber-ceramic composite armor J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Jitarasu Octavian, Lache Simona
This work presents the research results regarding the ballistic response characteristics of monolithic ceramic armors. Two different configurations of armors are considered for investigation, aiming at identifying ways to increase the ballistic performance of Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI). The first configuration consists of a monolithic ceramic tile (Al2O3) with a backing plate made of high-performance
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Sol-gel fabricated one-dimensional LiFePO4 microstructures for carbon nanotube-based nanocomposite freestanding sheet as cathode material for Li ion batteries J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Hamda Al Shibli, Prerna Chaturvedi, Amarsingh Bhabu Kanagaraj, Pouria Zaghari, Daniel S Choi, Jong Eun Ryu
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) microstructures have been synthesized using the sol-gel process. One-dimensional (1D) LiFePO4 microstructures were fabricated using tissue paper as a template under different temperatures to form pure phase microstructures. XRD analysis confirmed the single phase nature of orthorhombic olivine-structured LiFePO4 with Pnma space group. SEM analysis authenticated the
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Role of graphene concentration on electrochemical and tribological properties of graphene-poly(methyl methacrylate) composite coatings. J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Amir Reza Salasel,Sukanta Bhowmick,Reza Riahi,Ahmet T Alpas
This study aims to investigate the influence of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) concentration on the electrochemical and tribological properties of GNP-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composite coatings. GNP-PMMA coatings were prepared with varying GNP concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 3.0, and 5.0 wt %) using the drop-casting method onto AA6061 aluminum alloy substrates. Results showed that the addition of 1
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Effect of cellulose and lignin content on the mechanical properties and drop-weight impact damage of injection-molded polypropylene-flax and -pine fiber composites. J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Khaled Nasri,Éric Loranger,Lotfi Toubal
Designing bio-composites for structural applications requires a thorough understanding of their mechanical behavior. In this study, we examined the differences in the tensile strength and drop-weight impact response between polypropylene reinforced with flax fibers and that reinforced with pinewood short fibers, as both fibers differ in composition (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) and length-to-diameter
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Thermochemical and rheological characterization of highly reactive thermoset resins for liquid moulding. J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Leonardo Barcenas,Sidharth Sarojini Narayana,Loleï Khoun,Paul Trudeau,Pascal Hubert
Highly reactive thermosets are currently expanding the processability of high-performance structures for transportation industry. The short polymerization time makes it a suitable process to replace metallic structures with polymer matrix-based composite materials. The resin characterization is a fundamental step to obtain the properties and the associated constitutive models, which are required to
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Permeability and fabric compaction in forming of fiber metal laminates J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Moritz Kruse, Christian T. Poppe, Frank Henning, Noomane Ben Khalifa
Significant fluid–structure interaction is present in fiber metal laminate forming with a low viscous matrix. A modular, process-inspired test setup is presented for one-dimensional saturated and u...
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Experimental optimization of Al2O3 microparticles ratio in epoxy layered glass fiber to improve tensile fatigue performance J. Compos. Mater. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Raşit K Ergün, Hüseyin Köse
The mechanical properties of composites produced without additives are limited by the matrix and fibers of constructed material. To increase the mechanical properties, micro or nano size particles ...