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Fiber breakage in polymer-matrix composites during static and fatigue loading, observed by electrical resistance measurement

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Abstract

By measuring the electrical resistance of a continuous unidirectional carbon fiber epoxy-matrix composite along the fiber direction during loading in this direction, fiber breakage was progressively monitored in real time. Fiber breakage occurred in spurts involving 1000 fibers or more. It started at about half of the failure strain during static tensile loading and at about half of the fatigue life during tension-tension fatigue testing. Immediately before static failure, 35% of the fibers were broken. Immediately before fatigue failure, 18% of the fibers were broken. The fiber breakage was accompanied by decrease in modulus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-86
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume503
StatePublished - 1998
EventProceedings of the 1997 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: Dec 1 1997Dec 5 1997

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