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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2017.30.1.071

Prediction of Long-Term Interlaminar Shear Strength of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Exposed to Environmental Factors  

Yoon, Sung Ho (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Shi, Ya Long (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
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Composites Research / v.30, no.1, 2017 , pp. 71-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to predict the long-term performance using the interlaminar shear strength of carbon fiber/epoxy composites exposed to environmental factors. Interlaminar shear specimens, manufactured by the filament winding method, were exposed to the conditions of drying at $50^{\circ}C$, $70^{\circ}C$, and $100^{\circ}C$ and of immersion at $25^{\circ}C$, $50^{\circ}C$, and $70^{\circ}C$ for up to 3000 hours, respectively. According to the results, the interlaminar shear strength did not vary significantly with the exposure time for the drying at $50^{\circ}C$ and $70^{\circ}C$, but it increased somewhat for the drying at $100^{\circ}C$ due to the post curing as the exposure time increased. The interlaminar shear strength of the specimens exposed to the immersion at $25^{\circ}C$ did not change significantly at the beginning of exposure, but it decreased with the exposure time and the degree of decrease increased as the environmental temperature increased. The linear regression equations for the environmental temperatures were obtained from the interlaminar shear strength of the specimens exposed to the immersion for up to 3000 hours. Using these linear regression equations, the interlaminar shear strength was estimated to be within 5.5% of the measured value at $25^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$, and 2.3% of the measured value at $70^{\circ}C$. Therefore, the proposed performance prediction procedures can predict well the long-term interlaminar shear strength of carbon fiber/epoxy composites exposed to environmental factors.
Keywords
Environmental factors; Carbon fiber/epoxy composites; Interlaminar shear specimens; Linear regression equation; Long-term interlaminar shear strength;
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