Interfacial Creep Fracture Behavior of Foam Core Sandwich Composites with Different Resin

Abstract:

Interfacial creep fracture behavior of sandwich composites consisting of E-glass/ unsaturated polyester (UPE) resin and E-glass/vinyl ester (VE) resin facings over PMI foam core has been experimentally investigated. Digital image correlation (DIC) method was employed in the double cantilever beam (DCB) test to measure the creep displacement field surrounding the crack tip. Crack opening displacements (COD) at various creep time were extracted from the creep displacement field and mode I stress intensity factors were determined using the small region COD-based linear extrapolation method. Significant increments of COD and nominal stress intensity factor are found in specimen with UPE resin and specimen with VE resin after 24 hours creep test. It is also found that specimen with UPE resin has a better interfacial creep fracture resistance than that of specimen with VE resin.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 813)
• Pages: 127-132
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.813.127
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Can Wang*, Hao Ran Chen
• Keywords: Composite Material, Creep Fracture, Interface, Viscoelasticity

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