Affiliation:
1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Abstract
High-modulus Carbon Fiber-reinforced Polymer composites are widely used in critical industries due to their exceptional mechanical properties. However, the fatigue and fracture of high modulus carbon fiber materials are currently poorly studied. For this purpose, the NOL ring fatigue tensile testing is referenced and improved to investigate the performance and service life of high-modulus carbon fiber wound barrels. NOL ring specimens, made of M40 carbon fiber material, are subjected to quasi-static tensile and fatigue tests. The fracture state and characteristics of high modulus materials during fatigue are analyzed. Two-parameter Weibull distribution function is used to analysis statistically the fatigue life results of composite samples. Then, the life curve is drawn for different stress amplitudes. Additionally, the fiber fracture surface is observed under a high-power microscope. The fiber fracture model under brittle fracture is established. The results indicate that the fracture characteristics and mechanisms of high-modulus materials differ from those of high-strength materials, necessitating different fatigue life assessment methods. The fatigue failure of high modulus fibers exhibits brittle fracture similar to quasi-static loss, with flat fracture surfaces and minimal cumulative damage. The failure mechanism is accompanied by brittle fractures with a small amount of fiber pulled out.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Ceramics and Composites
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