Off-axis properties of woven GFRP under constant tensile load in hydrothermal environment

M. Kotani, S. Hattori, J. Natori, H. Kawada

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Abstract

The durability of plain woven glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) laminate in the off-axis direction in hydrothermal environment is investigated in this paper. The durability discussed in this paper are as follows 1) the degradation of the mechanical properties after immersion into deionized water, and 2) delayed fracture under constant tensile load in deionized water. The mechanical properties of GFRP laminate in deionized water were smaller compared to that in air. Moreover, the mechanical properties decreased with immersion into deionized water. The strain and its growth rate of GFRP laminate under constant tensile load increased with immersion into deionized water and moreover delayed fracture occurred faster in deionized water than in air under equal applied stress. In addition, it was suggested from the fracture surface observations that these decreases of the durability occurred after the diffusion of deionized water throughout the thickness direction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials
PublisherEuropean Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM
ISBN (Print)9788888785332
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Jan 1
Event15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012 - Venice, Italy
Duration: 2012 Jun 242012 Jun 28

Publication series

NameECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials

Conference

Conference15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVenice
Period12/6/2412/6/28

Keywords

  • Creep behavior
  • GFRP
  • Hydrothermal environment
  • Off-axis direction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites

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