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Chao, Xujiang, Qi, Lehua, Tian, Wenlong, Hou, Xianghui, Ma, WenJing and Li, Hejun (2018) Numerical evaluation of the influence of porosity on bending properties of 2D carbon/carbon composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 136 . pp. 72-80. ISSN 1359-8368

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Abstract

Numerical simulation with progressive damage criterion is implemented to investigate the effect of porosity on the bending properties of 2D cross-ply carbon/carbon (C/C) composites. The mechanical properties of Pyrocarbon matrix regarding the change of porosity are calculated by using Mori-Tanaka approach. Combining with the stiffness degradation scheme, the ultimate bending strengths are calculated in Abaqus though a user-defined subroutine (USDFLD). Delamination is modelled by inserting cohesive elements between two adjacent plies. A good agreement is obtained when the FEM results are compared to three-point bending experiments. The FEM results show that the bending strength decreases greatly with the increase of porosity. When the porosity reaches up to 18%, the bending strength is decreased by 57%. The major fracture behaviors are interlamination delamination and continuous crack damage in 90° plies. With the increase of porosity, more severe interlamination delamination will be slightly aggravated. In addition, the increase of porosity will also accelerate the damage in 90° plies.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	2D C/C composites, Numerical simulation, Flexural properties Progressive damage
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.10.027
Depositing User:	Eprints, Support
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2018 09:33
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2018 04:30
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/48906

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