To address the challenge of directly and accurately measuring the interfacial strength of carbon fiber composites in cryogenic environments such as liquid hydrogen
an indirect testing method based on inverse identification of interfacial shear strength through crack propagation behavior was proposed
aiming to support the strength design and reliability assessment of cryogenic composite structures.
Methods
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Firstly
a representative volume element model for crack propagation was established
characterizing the relationship of energy release rate among the fiber
matrix
and interface. Secondly
longitudinal tensile tests of the T700/TDE-85M composite unidirectional laminates were conducted at different temperatures (from -196 ℃ to 25 ℃) to obtain fracture surface morphologies. Then
the occurrence probabilities of crack propagation paths (including deflection
penetration
and their combination) were statistically analyzed. Finally
the interfacial shear strength was inversely identified based on the aforementioned model and test data.
Results
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The research demonstrates that the interfacial shear strength measured by this method within the temperature range of -196 ℃ to 25 ℃ shows errors within ±10% compared to results from the single-fiber pull-out method
verifying the model's validity.Concurrently
it was found that the interfacial strength decreases with decreasing temperature
and cracks are more prone to interface deflection at low temperatures.
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