Compression Behavior of Graphite-Thermoplastic and Graphite-Epoxy Panels with Circular Holes or Impact Damage.
Abstract
An experimental investigation of the compression behavior of laminated specimens made from graphite-epoxy tape, graphite-thermoplastic tape, and graphite-thermoplastic fabric was conducted. Specimens with five different stacking sequences were loaded to failure in uniaxial compression. Some of the specimens had central circular holes with diameters up to 67 percent of the specimen width. Other specimens were subjected to low-speed impact with impact energies up to 35 J prior to compressive loading. This investigation indicates that graphite-thermoplastic specimens with holes have up to 15 percent lower failure stresses and strains than graphite-epoxy specimens with the same stacking sequence and hole size. However, graphite-thermoplastic specimens subjected to low-speed impact have up to 15 percent higher failure stresses and strains than graphite-epoxy specimens with the same stacking sequence and impact energy. Compression tests of graphite-thermoplastic specimens constructed of fabric and unidirectional tape indicate that the material form has little effect on failure strains in specimens with holes or low-speed impact damage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA310428
Entities
People
- Dawn C. Jegley
Organizations
- Langley Research Center