Comparison Study on Interlaminar Shear Strength Testing Methods of CFRP under Hygrothermal Aging Conditions

Abstract

The effects of hygrothermal aging on the interlaminar shear strength of T700/TDE-85 composites were studied by short-beam method and double-incision method. The relationship between moisture absorption and aging time was discussed, and the fracture surface morphology was analyzed. The experimental results show that the moisture absorption law of the two specimens is in accordance with Fickle's second law, but the saturated moisture absorption rate and moisture absorption time are different. The moisture absorption rates and saturated moisture absorption rates of the specimens of double incision method are higher than those of the short beam method. The interlaminar strength of double-incision test is more obvious than that of short-beam under hygrothermal aging conditions, the interlaminar shear strength retention rates of short-beam method's specimens are 74.5%, 61.0%, 53.2% and 50.6% at 500 h intervals and the interlaminar shear strength retention rates of double-incision method's specimens are 60.9%, 38.3%, 42.6% and 33.0% at 500 h intervals. The failure mode of short-beam specimen is more complicated than that of double-incision with the increase of hygrothermal aging time.

Keywords

• hygrothermal aging
• composites
• short-beam method
• double-incision method
• interlaminar shear strength
• failure mode