کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4917599 | 1428523 | 2018 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The integration of microchannels within structural composites enables a range of multifunctional responses such as thermal management and self-healing. In this work, we investigate how microchannels affect the crashworthiness of the host material. Corrugated panels are fabricated with aligned microchannels (ca. 400 µm diameter) at different channel spacing (10â¯mm and 1.2â¯mm), orientation with respect to the loading direction, and alignment with respect to the surrounding fiber-reinforcement. Specific energy absorbed (SEA) is measured by compression testing of samples with a chamfer edge trigger. SEA was preserved within 10% for all test cases. Flat (non-corrugated) panels are also tested to demonstrate that microchannels can serendipitously trigger stable, energy absorbing failure modes that lead to improved crashworthiness. Non-vascular panels without an edge chamfer fail catastrophically when compressed. In dramatic contrast, vascular panels fail in a stable fashion triggered by crack initiation at the microchannels, yielding ca. 10 times more energy absorption.
Journal: Composite Structures - Volume 184, 15 January 2018, Pages 428-436