Micromechanical Analysis of the Kink-Band Performance at the Interface of a Thermoplastic Composite Under Tensile Deformation

The manufacture of thermoplastic composites nor- mally involves compression molding that generates fiber dislocations known as kink-bands, which create stress concentrations able to cause the premature compression failure of a composite; nevertheless, the kink-band influence over the interfacial perfo...

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Autor: PEDRO IVAN GONZALEZ CHI
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional CICY
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1003/194
Acceso en línea:http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/194
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/33
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/3312
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Sumario:The manufacture of thermoplastic composites nor- mally involves compression molding that generates fiber dislocations known as kink-bands, which create stress concentrations able to cause the premature compression failure of a composite; nevertheless, the kink-band influence over the interfacial performance or failure of a composite tested under tension is not fully understood. This work uses Raman spectroscopy as a tool to map the axial stress distribution around a kink-band in an aramid/low density polyethylene single fiber composite. The stress distribution along the fiber was fitted to a generalized shear-lag model to calculate the interfacial shear stress; its maximum was found around the kink-band where the fiber interface was still bonded to the matrix, defining a localized stress concentration.