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@inproceedings{Pinho:2020,
author = {Pinho, ST and Narducci, F and Lee, KY},
title = {Damage-tolerant nacre-inspired CFRP},
year = {2020}
}
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AB - © CCM 2020 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials. All rights reserved. In this paper, a carbon/epoxy composite with nacre-inspired micro-structure is designed, synthesised and tested. A nacre-like discontinuous micro-structure of interlocking tiles is designed via original analytical and numerical models, and then laser-engraved in the laminate plies. Firstly, three-point bending (3PB) tests are carried out on the nacre-like carbon/epoxy composite, demonstrating its capability in deflecting cracks and avoiding localised failure in the specimen, with some amount of damage diffusion. Subsequently, the laminate interfaces are toughened by film-casting thin (0.3 µm) patches of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), in order to promote a more extensive pull-out of tiles and increase the damage-diffusion capability of the material. Finally, continuous layers of glass-fibre/epoxy, similar to the thick protein interlayers that separate layers of ceramic tiles in real nacre, are introduced in the laminate, in order to act as crack stoppers in case of unstable crack propagation in the micro-structure.
AU - Pinho,ST
AU - Narducci,F
AU - Lee,KY
PY - 2020///
TI - Damage-tolerant nacre-inspired CFRP
ER -