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POLYMER COMPOSITES
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 271-281Publisher
SOC PLASTICS ENG INC
DOI: 10.1002/pc.10537
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The combined effect of varying loading rate and test temperature on the mode II interlaminar fracture properties of AS4/carbon fiber reinforced PEEK has been investigated. End notch flexure tests have shown that this thermoplastic-based composite system offers a very high value of interlaminar fracture toughness at room temperature. Increasing the test temperature leads to a reduction in the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of the composite, with the value at 150 degreesC being approximately one half of the room temperature value. In contrast, increasing the crosshead displacement rate has been shown to increase the value of G(Ilc) by up to 25%. A more detailed understanding of the effect of varying temperature and loading rate on the failure mechanisms occurring at the crack tip of these interlaminar fracture specimens has been achieved using the double end notch flexure (DENF) geometry. Here, extensive plastic flow within the crack tip region was observed in ali specimens. It is believed that the rate sensitivity of G(Ilc) reflects the rate-dependent characteristics of the thermoplastic resin.
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