Damage Analysis of 2D Woven Composite Laminates Containing an Open-Hole under Tensile Loadings

Abstract:

In order to understand damage mechanism, the influences of lay-up construction of laminates and environgment on tension behavior of 2D woven composite laminates with an open-hole, which was manufactured by a new technology, uniaxial tension tests are performed in 3 different environments on 4 kinds of lay-up specimens, using a WE-50 electromechanical universal material testing machines. The fracture of specimens are analysed through micrographic observations. The result show that there is a large difference both in tensile strength and damage mechanism due to different kinds of lay-up specimens: 1) the tensile strength of specimens that only with ±45 degree laminated is much lower than other samples with different kinds of layup and its tensile stress-strain curves presents nonlinear; 2)The failure modes and damage mechanism determines the strength of specimens; 3)The change of environment had a certain effect on the mechanical behaviors of materials, in this paper, it will cause the tensile strength of speicmens decreasing.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 525-526)
• Pages: 373-376
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.525-526.373
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Xiao Qiong Zhang, Wei Guo Guo, De Shuan Kong
• Keywords: Damage Analysis, Failure Model, Open-Hole Tension, Woven Composite

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