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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 213, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108962
Keywords
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Failure criterion; Multi-mechanism modelling; 3D printing
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001, CAPES-PROEX 88882.180843/2018-01]
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2015/00159-5]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [407754/2018-0]
- Erna and Victor Hassel blad foundation
- Chalmers University of Technology - Area of Advance Production
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This study presents a computational mechanism based failure analysis for 3D-printed continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites, using different failure criteria and showing more realistic failure envelopes. The micromechanical modeling successfully predicts material failure and brings elements for discussion that cannot be captured by analytical models.
The present work describes a computational mechanism based failure analysis conducted for 3D-printed continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTPCs), which could not be seen in the available literature. The material failure is investigated based on intraply failure evaluation and adopts different failure criteria for the material constituents. The micromechanical modeling employs the Asymptotic Homogenization technique and comprises the selection of a representative volume element statistically equivalent to the microstructure of the material, which is identified from cross-section micrographs. In contrast to recent work, it is demonstrated that an additional relation is required for the macroscopic deviatoric stresses acting over the matrix. This avoids an overestimation of the matrix failure when the reinforced lamina is subjected to longitudinal and shear loads. The resulting failure envelopes are presented and compared to those provided by analytical failure theories available in the literature. The results obtained by the micromechanical approach showed its ability to predict failure of 3D-printed CFRTPCs, in addition to bring different elements for the discussion that could not be captured with analytical models. In this context, it is believed that the characteristics inherent to the microstructure reproduced in the RVE, particularly contributed to obtaining more realistic failure envelopes.
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