WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics
Print ISSN: 1991-8747, E-ISSN: 2224-3429
Volume 13, 2018
Investigation of Mechanical Properties of CFRP/EVA Laminated Composites According to Tensile and Flexure Test
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Abstract: Carbon fiber reinforced Plastics (CFRP) composite materials have excellent mechanical characteristics such as specific strength, specific stiffness, and corrosion resistance. However, the greatest disadvantage for the application of CFRP is its weakness to impact. When CFRP is applied to members of structures that require safety of people such as airplanes and automobiles, they can receive impact damage by colliding with various types of materials such as small stones or fragments. The mechanical strength can be improved by polymer lamination during molding to enhance the impact strength and flexibility of the brittle carbon-fiber composite materials. Hence, the mechanical strength was analyzed by varying the lamination method and the lamination ratios of CFRP and ethylene vinyl acetate(EVA). In this study, tensile test was performed according to the test specifications and method specified in the ASTM standard at different lamination ratio and method of CFRP and EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) sheets. That shows excellent characteristics in the flexibility of crack resistance to analyze the mechanical characteristics of the CFRP/EVA hybrid material and the existence of defects in the combination between CFRP and EVA. Tensile tests and 3-point bending tests were performed to determine the mechanical strength.
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Keywords: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, Tensile test, Scanning Electron Microscope, Toughness, Elasticity Modulus
Pages: 37-45
WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1991-8747 / 2224-3429, Volume 13, 2018, Art. #5