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Transverse impact characterization of carbon woven fabric-foam sandwich composites with carbon nanotubes

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Different contents of carbon nanotubes were incorporated in an epoxy matrix that was then reinforced with carbon woven fabric and foam to manufacture the carbon woven fabric-foam sandwich composites. The transverse impact characterizations of the sandwich composites were reported. The split Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus were employed to test the transverse impact behaviors. The impact wave signals were recorded and the impact load versus displacement curves and impact damages of the sandwich composites were observed to analyze the energy absorption and the impact damage mechanisms. It was found that the failure area and energy absorption is increased as the increase of impact velocity and decrease of carbon nanotubes content. The main failure modes are foam breakage and the interface delamination between the woven fabric and foam.

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  1. Engineering Research Center of Warp Knitting Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Textile and Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China

    Pibo Ma, Gaoming Jiang, Zhe Gao & Dong Xia

  2. College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Fa Zhang

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Ma, P., Zhang, F., Jiang, G. et al. Transverse impact characterization of carbon woven fabric-foam sandwich composites with carbon nanotubes. Fibers Polym 15, 1560–1566 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-014-1560-6

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