Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy–polyurea hybrid matrix composite
Abstract
In this paper, the crashworthiness characteristics of rectangular tubes made from a Carbon-fiber reinforced Hybrid-Polymeric Matrix (CHMC) composite were investigated using quasi-static and impact crush tests. The hybrid matrix formulation of the CHMC was created by combining an epoxy-based thermosetting polymer with a lightly crosslinked polyurea elastomer at various cure-time intervals and volumetric ratios. The load–displacement responses of both CHMC and carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy (CF/epoxy) specimens were obtained under various crushing speeds; and crashworthiness parameters, such as the average crushing force and specific energy absorption (SEA), were calculated using subsequent load–displacement relationships. The CHMC maintained a high level of structural integrity and post-crush performance, relative to traditional CF/epoxy. The influence of the curing time and volumetric ratios of the polyurea/epoxy dual-hybridized matrix system on the crashworthiness parameters was also investigated. The results reveal that the load carrying capacity and total energy absorption tend to increase with greater polyurea thickness and lower elapsed reaction curing time of the epoxy although this is typically a function of the loading rate. In conclusion, the mechanism by which the CHMC provides increased damage tolerance was also investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (United States). Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (United States). Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Mechanical Properties and Mechanics Group
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Temperature Materials Lab. (HTML)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1286731
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1251288
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Composites Part B: Engineering
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 71; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-8368
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Zhou, Hongyu, Attard, Thomas L., Dhiradhamvit, Kittinan, Wang, Yanli, and Erdman, Donald. Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy–polyurea hybrid matrix composite. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.10.053.
Zhou, Hongyu, Attard, Thomas L., Dhiradhamvit, Kittinan, Wang, Yanli, & Erdman, Donald. Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy–polyurea hybrid matrix composite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.10.053
Zhou, Hongyu, Attard, Thomas L., Dhiradhamvit, Kittinan, Wang, Yanli, and Erdman, Donald. Fri .
"Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy–polyurea hybrid matrix composite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.10.053. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286731.
@article{osti_1286731,
title = {Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy–polyurea hybrid matrix composite},
author = {Zhou, Hongyu and Attard, Thomas L. and Dhiradhamvit, Kittinan and Wang, Yanli and Erdman, Donald},
abstractNote = {In this paper, the crashworthiness characteristics of rectangular tubes made from a Carbon-fiber reinforced Hybrid-Polymeric Matrix (CHMC) composite were investigated using quasi-static and impact crush tests. The hybrid matrix formulation of the CHMC was created by combining an epoxy-based thermosetting polymer with a lightly crosslinked polyurea elastomer at various cure-time intervals and volumetric ratios. The load–displacement responses of both CHMC and carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy (CF/epoxy) specimens were obtained under various crushing speeds; and crashworthiness parameters, such as the average crushing force and specific energy absorption (SEA), were calculated using subsequent load–displacement relationships. The CHMC maintained a high level of structural integrity and post-crush performance, relative to traditional CF/epoxy. The influence of the curing time and volumetric ratios of the polyurea/epoxy dual-hybridized matrix system on the crashworthiness parameters was also investigated. The results reveal that the load carrying capacity and total energy absorption tend to increase with greater polyurea thickness and lower elapsed reaction curing time of the epoxy although this is typically a function of the loading rate. In conclusion, the mechanism by which the CHMC provides increased damage tolerance was also investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).},
doi = {10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.10.053},
journal = {Composites Part B: Engineering},
number = ,
volume = 71,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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