Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5205827 | Polymer Testing | 2016 | 26 Pages |
Abstract
An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of thermal exposure on indentation behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite sandwich panel (CFRPCSP) with pyramidal truss cores. Composite sandwich panels were fabricated by the hot press molding method. Subsequently, composite sandwich panels were exposed to different temperatures for 6Â h. After thermal exposure, quasi-static indentation tests were carried out at room temperature. Then, the effect of thermal exposure on the failure mechanism, indentation load and energy absorption were analyzed and discussed. The results showed that the indentation load and energy absorption decreased as exposure temperature increased, which was caused by the degradation of the matrix properties and fiber-matrix interface properties at high temperature. In addition to the decrease of the indentation load and energy absorption, the failure modes also changed with exposure temperature. It is expected that this study can provide useful information for the design and application of composite sandwich panel with pyramidal truss cores at high temperature.
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Authors
Jiayi Liu, Tao Kan, Jia Lou, Linling Xiang, Xiang Zhu, Yongsheng Tang,