Temperature dependence of statistical fatigue strengths for unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastics under tension loading

Abstract

The formulation for time- and temperature-dependent statistical static and fatigue strengths for carbon fiber reinforced plastics laminates is newly proposed based on the physically serious role of resin viscoelasticity as the matrix of carbon fiber reinforced plastics. In this study, this formulation is applied to the tensile strength along the longitudinal direction of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastics constituting the most important data for the reliable design of carbon fiber reinforced plastics structures which are exposed to elevated temperatures for a significant period of their operative life. The statistical distribution of the static and fatigue strengths under tension loading along the longitudinal direction of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastics were measured at various temperatures by using resin-impregnated carbon fiber reinforced plastics strands as specimens. The master curves for the fatigue strength as well as the static strength of carbon fiber reinforced plastics strand were constructed based on the time–temperature superposition principle for the matrix resin viscoelasticity. The long-term fatigue strength of carbon fiber reinforced plastics strand can be predicted by using the master curve of fatigue strength.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 07, 2019
Source ID
10.1177/0021998319886629

Entities

People

  • Masayuki Nakada
  • Yasushi Miyano

Organizations

  • Kanazawa Institute of Technology
  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.