Fracture Toughness Improvement of Graphite/Epoxy Composite by Intermittent Interlaminar Bonding

간헐적인 층간접착 을 이용한 Graphite/Epoxy 복합재료 의 파괴인성 개선

The concept of intermittent interlaminar bonding is investigated as a means of improving the fracture toughness of cross-ply Gr/Ep composites without significant loss of tensile strength and modulus. The concept of linear elastic fracture mechanics(LEFM)is used to study the effects of strong bonded area and bonding composites. The experimental results indicate that the fracture toughness and notch strength of intermittent interlaminar bonded composities are improved and the tensile strength only decreased by 3-8% in comparison to those of the fully bonded composites. Damage zones around the crack tip are detected by the modified X-Ray non-destructive testing technique and the fractography. The improvement of toughness is explained based on the damage zones. The mechanisms of damage zone are shown to be caused by subcrack along the fiber on the 0.deg. ply, matrix cracking along the fiber on the 90.deg. ply, interlaminar delamination, and ply pull-out of the 0.deg. ply.

본 연구에서는 ［0˚/90˚］$_{2s}$, Gr/Gp 복합 적층판에 대해서 접착면의 비율과 폴리에스테르 필름의 구멍의 형상이 적층판의 인장 성질과 파괴인성에 미치는 영향에 대한 실험적인 결과를 얻고자 한다.다.