Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns
This paper investigates the damage resistance and tolerance of thermoset composite laminates stitched by glass and hybrid glass/polypropylene commingled yarns. Different impact energies (10–70 J) were applied to stitched composite laminates before compression after impact (CAI) tests were conducted....
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| description | This paper investigates the damage resistance and tolerance of thermoset composite laminates stitched by glass and hybrid glass/polypropylene commingled yarns. Different impact energies (10–70 J) were applied to stitched composite laminates before compression after impact (CAI) tests were conducted. The results showed that, except for 70J, commingled yarn-stitched laminates absorbed more energy than glass-stitched laminates. Compression tests revealed that glass-stitched and commingled composites had, respectively, 2 % and 5 % higher compressive strengths than unstitched laminates. After being impacted to 10–70J energies, glass yarn stitched laminates kept 83-36 % of their compressive strength, while commingled yarn stitched laminates retained 73-40 %, showing that the commingled yarns were more efficient at higher energies. The study found that integrating plastically deformed fibres into hybrid stitching yarns increased energy absorption and composite fracture mechanism by encouraging fibre/matrix debonding, resulting in fewer fibre breakages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce9b1b3f5e294845b33c7bb1d18bfa2c2025-01-17T04:51:15ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41431Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarnsErdem Selver0Prasad Potluri1Hom N. Dhakal2Department of Textile Engineering, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, 46100, Turkey; North West Composites Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK; Portsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (PCAMM), School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ, UKNorth West Composites Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKPortsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (PCAMM), School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ, UK; Corresponding author.This paper investigates the damage resistance and tolerance of thermoset composite laminates stitched by glass and hybrid glass/polypropylene commingled yarns. Different impact energies (10–70 J) were applied to stitched composite laminates before compression after impact (CAI) tests were conducted. The results showed that, except for 70J, commingled yarn-stitched laminates absorbed more energy than glass-stitched laminates. Compression tests revealed that glass-stitched and commingled composites had, respectively, 2 % and 5 % higher compressive strengths than unstitched laminates. After being impacted to 10–70J energies, glass yarn stitched laminates kept 83-36 % of their compressive strength, while commingled yarn stitched laminates retained 73-40 %, showing that the commingled yarns were more efficient at higher energies. The study found that integrating plastically deformed fibres into hybrid stitching yarns increased energy absorption and composite fracture mechanism by encouraging fibre/matrix debonding, resulting in fewer fibre breakages.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024174622StitchingImpact damage toleranceCompression after impact strengthHybrid com-mingled yarns |
| spellingShingle | Erdem Selver Prasad Potluri Hom N. Dhakal Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns Heliyon Stitching Impact damage tolerance Compression after impact strength Hybrid com-mingled yarns |
| title | Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns |
| title_full | Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns |
| title_fullStr | Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns |
| title_short | Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns |
| title_sort | toughening of thermoset composites using glass polypropylene commingled stitching yarns |
| topic | Stitching Impact damage tolerance Compression after impact strength Hybrid com-mingled yarns |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024174622 |
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