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Effects of stitch yarns on interlaminar shear behavior of three-dimensional stitched carbon fiber epoxy composites at room temperature and high temperature

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Effects of four kinds of stitch yarns (carbon fiber (CF), aramid fiber, PBO fiber, and silk fiber (SF)) on interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and failure behavior of the three-dimensional stitched composites (3DSCs) were investigated by double-notch shear test at room temperature (RT) and 100 ℃. The failure process was recorded by the high-speed camera system. The interfacial strength of stitch yarns/resin at 100 ℃ was quantitatively measured for the first time. The results revealed that the mechanical properties of stitch yarns play a dominant role in determining the ILSS of composites at RT, and 3DSCs stitched with PBO stitch yarn show the best ILSS at RT, which can reach about 82.6 MPa. At 100 ℃, the stitch yarns/resin interface performance is the decisive factor to the ILSS of composites, 3DSCs stitched with CF stitch yarn show the best interlaminar shear performance, and the ILSS is about 52.4 MPa. Moreover, the improvement of the ILSS by stitching was more obviously at 100 ℃, increasing by at least 42%. The low-cost SF has a great advantage in replacing CF at RT on the premise of guaranteeing mechanical properties.

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The effects of four kinds of stitch yarns on interlaminar shear damage law and failure mechanism of the 3DSCs were revealed at room temperature and 100 ℃.

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The study was accomplished with the help of the funds allotted by National Natural Science Foundation, China (grant numbers: 52073224, 52173080, 12002248); Key Laboratory Fund of Ultra-high Temperature Structural Composite Materials (grant numbers: 6142911200310, 6142911200205); Key Research and Development Program of Xianyang Science and Technology Bureau, China (grant number: 2021ZDYF-GY-0035); Local Transformation Program of Major Scientific and Technological Achievements of Xi'an Science and Technology Bureau, China (grant number: 2021SFGX0003); Technology Innovation Guidance Special Program of Shaanxi Province, China (grant number: 2022CGBX-10); Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi, China (grant numbers: 2020JQ-819, 2021JQ-659); and Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Xi’an Polytechnic University (grant number: 107020527).

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  1. School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, 710048, Shaanxi, China

    Yan Sun, Wei Fan, Chenyang Song, Xingzhong Gao, Tao Liu & Wen Song

  2. School of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

    Shujuan Wang

  3. Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product (Xi’an Polytechnic University), Xi’an, 710048, Shaanxi, China

    Wei Fan & Wen Song

  4. Xi’an Aviation Brake Technology Co, Ltd, Xi’an, 710075, Shaanxi, China

    Rui Zhou & Guosheng Li

  5. Shaanxi Textile Research Institute Co, Ltd, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710038, China

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• The failure mechanism of 3D stitched composites at room temperature and 100 ℃ were revealed.

• The interfacial properties of fiber/resin at 100 ℃ were quantitatively analyzed for the first time.

• The failure process of composite under shear load was studied by high-speed photography system.

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Sun, Y., Fan, W., Song, C. et al. Effects of stitch yarns on interlaminar shear behavior of three-dimensional stitched carbon fiber epoxy composites at room temperature and high temperature. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 5, 1951–1965 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00526-y

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