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Crashworthiness of Thermoplastic Woven Glass Fabric Reinforced Composite Tubes Manufactured by Pultrusion

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In this paper, crashworthiness of thermoplastic woven fabric reinforced composite tubes were investigated. Thermoplastic composite tubes with various length (40 mm and 80 mm) and fiber yarn orientation with respective to lengthwise (0 °/90 °, 15 °/75 °, 30 °/60 ° and 45 °/45 °) were manufactured by pultrusion and welding from home-made woven glass fabric/PP prepreg sheets. Quasi-static axial compressive tests of the composite tubes were performed under various temperatures (298 K, 358 K, 398 K and 453 K). Three crushing modes were observed: progressive folding, splaying and weld seam cracking. The influence of fiber orientation, tube length-diameter ratio and testing temperature on the peak load, mean load, specific energy absorption and crush efficiency were investigated. The results show that the peak load is controlled by fiber orientation and testing temperature. The mean force, specific energy absorption and crush efficiency are related to the three mentioned factors. Both fiber orientation and testing temperature have obviously influence on crushing modes of thermoplastic composite tubes. Length-to-diameter ratio also plays a role in crushing modes when the testing temperature is higher than the melting point of the resin.

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The support from the Open Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Spacecraft Mechanism (Grant No.: SCCA5000003) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Mingrui Liu, Xiongqi Peng & Lidong Wang

  2. Key Laboratory of Space Vehicle Institutions, Shanghai Aerospace Systems Engineering Institute, Shanghai, 201108, China

    Biao Yan & Fujun Peng

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Liu, M., Yan, B., Peng, X. et al. Crashworthiness of Thermoplastic Woven Glass Fabric Reinforced Composite Tubes Manufactured by Pultrusion. Fibers Polym 21, 416–427 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-020-9440-8

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