Tensile Properties of Carbon Fiber Composites with Different Resin Compositions at Cryogenic Temperatures

Autor: Cheol-Won Kong, Sang-Guk Kang, Myung-Gon Kim, Chun-Gon Kim
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Advanced Composite Materials. 19:63-77
ISSN: 1568-5519
0924-3046
DOI: 10.1163/156855109x434838
Popis: In this study, the tensile properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites with different resin compositions were investigated in order to develop advanced composite materials for cryogenic use. Thermo-mechanical cyclic loading (up to 6 cycles) was applied to CFRP unidirectional laminate specimens from room temperature to –150°C. Tensile tests were then performed at –150°C using an environmental test chamber. In addition, matrix-dominant properties such as the transverse and in-plane shear characteristics of each composite model were measured at –150°C to examine the effects of resin formulation on their interfacial properties. The tensile tests showed that the composite models with large amounts of bisphenol-A epoxy and CTBN modified rubber in their resin composition had good mechanical performance at cryogenic temperatures (CTs).
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