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A laminate composite based on the new Elium® acrylic matrix and glass fibres has been prepared by an infusion process at ambient temperature in order to replace thermoset-based laminate composites with an equivalent recyclable thermoplastic-based composite. In order to enhance the impact resistance of the composite, the acrylic resin has been toughened by adding different amounts of acrylic tri-block copolymers (Nanostrength®). The resulting composite plates were subjected to low-velocity impact tests at different impact energies and temperatures. Tomographic observations have been performed on impacted samples, in order to analyse the effect of all-acrylic block copolymers concentrations, temperatures and incident energy on the damage process in the composites. The low-velocity impact results indicate that the addition of Nanostrength enhances the impact resistance, especially at high-impact energy levels. When the test temperature decreases, both unfilled laminates and those filled with Nanostrength exhibit a large impact resistance characterized by the return of impactor for all the impact energies. Tomographic observations reveal that the damage area increases with both the impact energy and the temperature.
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Bonfoh, N., Matadi Boumbimba, R., Kinvi-Dossou, G., Coulibaly, M. (2020). Impact Behaviour and Damage Analysis of Laminated Composites Made of Glass Fibres/Nano-Reinforced Thermoplastic Matrix. In: Adjallah, K., Birregah, B., Abanda, H. (eds) Data-Driven Modeling for Sustainable Engineering. ICEASSM 2017. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 72. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13697-0_24
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