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Experimental and Finite Element Simulation of Torsional Performance of Skin-core Carbon Fiber-reinforced Composite Rod

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For decades, carbon fiber-reinforced composite rods (CFRPRs) have exhibited the advantages of high specific strength, high specific modulus, corrosion resistance and low density, which are widely applied in the aerospace and automotive industries. In this study, a type of skin-core composite rod (SCCR) was manufactured through vacuum-assisted resin infusion technology, and the skin is a two-dimensional (2D) carbon fiber braided tube while the core is unidirectional carbon fiber. Both torsion experiment and full-size mesoscopic numerical simulation were conducted to investigate the special structure effect of SCCR. The results demonstrate that ductile failure mechanism dominates in SCCR, and the extension cracking occurs in the matrix along the direction of braiding yarn while the braiding yarns mainly experience tensile and shear damage. Under the same torsion angle, the damage degree of the resin structure (RS) and braiding structure (BS) is intensified with the braiding angle. With the increase of the braiding angle, the maximum stress of the rods increases, while the BS failure torsion angle decreases. The average stress of the middle section of BS is 234.08, 239.78, and 257.93 MPa corresponding to the braiding angle of 24°, 27°, and 30°, and the critical failure torsion angle is 209°, 199°, and 189°. The path stress of the braiding yarn fluctuates at 5 MPa and the position of the stress fluctuation increases with the braiding angle. This study reveals the unique bearing and damage mechanisms of skin-core composite rod, and provides the theoretical and experimental basis for the design of composite rod.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Open Project Program of Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province (grant number MTC2021-02), Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (Grant numbers 19JCYBJC18300) and the Program for Innovative Research Team at the University of Tianjin (TD13-5043).

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  1. Tianjin and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Advanced Textile Composite Materials, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Qian Jiang, Heng Chen, Zhiyan Zhong & Liwei Wu

  2. School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Qian Jiang, Heng Chen, Ling Chen, Zhiyan Zhong & Liwei Wu

  3. Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia

    Ling Chen

  4. Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Material and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China

    Xianyan Wu & Honglei Yi

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Jiang, Q., Chen, H., Chen, L. et al. Experimental and Finite Element Simulation of Torsional Performance of Skin-core Carbon Fiber-reinforced Composite Rod. Appl Compos Mater 30, 1123–1140 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-022-10090-9

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