Characterization and Modeling of Ply/Tool and Ply/Ply Slippage Phenomena of Unidirectional Polycarbonate CF Tapes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Used Materials
2.2. Experimental Setup and Testing Conditions
3. Numerical Modeling
3.1. Cohesive Zone Modeling
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Experimental Results
4.1.1. Ply/Tool Experiments
4.1.2. Ply/Ply Experiments
4.2. Numerical Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Correction Statement
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Ply-Tool Experiments | ||
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Temperature/°C | Pulling Velocity/(mm/s) | Normal Pressure/MPa |
100 | 1 | 0.01 |
100 | 1 | 0.1 |
100 | 10 | 0.01 |
100 | 10 | 0.1 |
200 | 1 | 0.01 |
200 | 1 | 0.1 |
200 | 10 | 0.01 |
200 | 10 | 0.1 |
250 | 1 | 0.01 |
250 | 1 | 0.1 |
250 | 10 | 0.01 |
250 | 10 | 0.1 |
300 | 1 | 0.01 |
300 | 1 | 0.1 |
300 | 10 | 0.01 |
300 | 10 | 0.1 |
Ply-Ply Experiments | ||
Temperature/°C | Pulling Velocity/(mm/s) | Normal Pressure/MPa |
200 | 1 | 0.01 |
200 | 1 | 0.1 |
200 | 10 | 0.01 |
200 | 10 | 0.1 |
250 | 1 | 0.01 |
250 | 1 | 0.1 |
250 | 10 | 0.01 |
250 | 10 | 0.1 |
300 | 1 | 0.01 |
300 | 1 | 0.1 |
300 | 10 | 0.01 |
300 | 10 | 0.1 |
Stiffness—Traction-Separation (Uncoupled) | |||
---|---|---|---|
/(N/mm3) | /(N/mm3) | /(N/mm3) | Temperature/°C |
106 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 200 |
106 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 250 |
106 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 300 |
Damage Initiation—Maximum Separation | |||
/mm | /mm | /mm | Temperature/°C |
106 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 200 |
106 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 250 |
106 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 300 |
Damage Evolution—Tabular | |||
)/- | )/mm | Temperature/°C | |
0 | 0 | 200 | |
… | … | … | |
0.94 | 20 | 250 | |
… | … | … | |
0.98 | 60 | 300 |
Ply-Tool Experiments | |||
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Temperature/°C | Pulling Velocity/(mm/s) | Normal Pressure/MPa | R2—Value/- |
100 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.90 |
100 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.70 |
100 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.84 |
100 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.75 |
200 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.70 |
200 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.85 |
200 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.87 |
200 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.93 |
250 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.72 |
250 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.85 |
250 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.91 |
250 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.74 |
300 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.88 |
300 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.79 |
300 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.73 |
300 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.72 |
Ply-Ply Experiments | |||
Temperature/°C | Pulling Velocity/(mm/s) | Normal Pressure/MPa | R2—Value/- |
200 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.95 |
200 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.72 |
200 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.72 |
200 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.78 |
250 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.77 |
250 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.72 |
250 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
250 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.89 |
300 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.81 |
300 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.88 |
300 | 10 | 0.01 | 0.74 |
300 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.87 |
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Kapshammer, A.; Laresser, D.; Miron, M.C.; Baudach, F.; Major, Z. Characterization and Modeling of Ply/Tool and Ply/Ply Slippage Phenomena of Unidirectional Polycarbonate CF Tapes. Polymers 2023, 15, 3520. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15173520
Kapshammer A, Laresser D, Miron MC, Baudach F, Major Z. Characterization and Modeling of Ply/Tool and Ply/Ply Slippage Phenomena of Unidirectional Polycarbonate CF Tapes. Polymers. 2023; 15(17):3520. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15173520
Chicago/Turabian StyleKapshammer, Andreas, Daniel Laresser, Matei C. Miron, Felix Baudach, and Zoltan Major. 2023. "Characterization and Modeling of Ply/Tool and Ply/Ply Slippage Phenomena of Unidirectional Polycarbonate CF Tapes" Polymers 15, no. 17: 3520. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15173520