Abstract
Laminated carbon fibre/epoxy composites are susceptible to interlaminar damage when impacted. An easy repair concept for such damage using an interleaving concept has been proposed. Trials of polylactide (PLA)-interleaved composite have previously been conducted to investigate the repair effectiveness of this material in three-point flexure testing and have shown a strength recovery of up to 90%. This paper reports on a further investigation of the PLA-interleaved composite for the repair of interlaminar damage caused in static indentation testing. Another interleaved composite using thermoplastic polyurthane (TPU) interleaves has been tested in three-point flexure has shown excellent strength recovery on repair.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017 - Xi'an, China Duration: 20 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Xi'an |
| Period | 20.08.2017 → 25.08.2017 |
Keywords
- Easy repair composites
- Interleaving
- Polylactide
- Static indentation
- Thermoplastic polyurethane