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Longitudinal compressive behaviour of 3D braided composite under various temperatures and strain rates

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This paper reports the longitudinal compressive behaviour of 3D braided basalt fibre tows/epoxy composite materials under strain-rate range of 1,200–2,400 s−1 and temperature range of 23–210 °C both in experimental and finite element analyses (FEA). A split Hopkinson pressure bar system with a heating device was designed to test the longitudinal compressive behaviour of 3D braided composite materials. Testing results indicate that longitudinal compression modulus, specific energy absorption and peak stress decreased with elevated temperatures, whereas the failure strain increased with elevated temperatures. At some temperatures above the T g of epoxy resin, such as at 120 and 150 °C, strain distributions and deformations in fibre tows and epoxy resin tended to be the same. It results in relatively slighter damage status of the 3D braided composite material. The FEA results reveal that heating of the material due to the dissipative energy of the inelastic deformation and damage processes generated in resin is more than that in fibre tows. The braiding structure has a significant influence on thermomechanical failure via two aspects: distribution and accumulation of the heating leads to the development of the shear band paths along braiding angle; the buckling inflection segment rather than the straight segment generates the maximum of the heating in each fibre tows. The damage occurs at the early stage when the temperature is below T g, while at the temperature above T g, damage stage occurs at the rear of plastic deformation.

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The authors acknowledge the financial supports from the National Science Foundation of China (No. 11272087) and the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation (Grant No. 141070). The financial supports from the Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China (No. 201056), the Keygrant Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No. 113027A), Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan (No. 12521102400; No. 12dz1100407), and the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (CUSF-DH-D-2014002) are also gratefully acknowledged.

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    Zhongxiang Pan, Bohong Gu & Baozhong Sun

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Pan, Z., Gu, B. & Sun, B. Longitudinal compressive behaviour of 3D braided composite under various temperatures and strain rates. Appl. Phys. A 118, 1315–1337 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8839-8

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