Experimental Study on Delamination during Trimming of CFRP

Abstract:

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) laminates with different top/bottom fiber direction angle (stacking sequences of each ply) are trimmed at various workpiece inclined angles. Four types of delamination are studied and discussed. The results indicate that fiber direction has great influence on the type of delamination and the workpiece inclined angle determines the proportion of each type of delamination expect a special cast that the delamination form turns into type I/II when the workpiece inclined angle is 58.6o. Stacking sequences of each ply have great influence on the numbers of damaged plies and the 0o fiber direction ply has the ability to prevent the development of damaged ply.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1089)
• Pages: 331-336
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1089.331
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Qing Liang Chen, Jing Wen Zhou, Xue Mei Chen, Yan Chen*, Yu Can Fu
• Keywords: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP), Delamination, Fiber Direction, Trimming

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