Characterization of the mixed-mode interlaminar fracture toughness of an additive manufacturing continuous carbon fiber reinforced-thermoplastic composite

There is a lack of knowledge concerning the interlaminar fracture toughness under mixed-mode ratios of 3D-printed composites. In this work, several additive manufacturing (AM) continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (cFRT) specimens have been tested to characterize the initiation and propagation o...

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Autores: Santos, Jonnathan D., Fotouhi, Sakineh, Guerrero Garcia, José Manuel, Blanco Villaverde, Norbert
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/26703
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/26703
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Compostos termoplàstics
Mecànica de fractura
Impressió 3D
Thermoplastic composites
Fracture mechanics
Three-dimensional printing
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Sumario:There is a lack of knowledge concerning the interlaminar fracture toughness under mixed-mode ratios of 3D-printed composites. In this work, several additive manufacturing (AM) continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (cFRT) specimens have been tested to characterize the initiation and propagation of interlaminar fracture toughness under three different mixed-mode GII/(GI + GII) ratios: 25, 50, and 75%. The results obtained do not exhibit the common tendency seen in traditional laminated composite materials, in which the fracture toughness increases with the mixed-mode ratio. While the fracture toughness for the 50% mixed-mode ratio falls between the corresponding mode I and mode II values, the fracture toughness for the 25% and 75% ratios falls outside this range. To provide a reasonable explanation, fractography and microstructure analyses were conducted to quantify fiber, matrix, and void contents. It was concluded that this uncommon behavior is probably related to the intrinsic variability of the material and manufacturing process