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Characterization of Damage in Triaxial Braid Composites Under Tensile LoadingCarbon fiber composites utilizing flattened, large tow yarns in woven or braided forms are being used in many aerospace applications. Their complex fiber architecture and large unit cell size present challenges in both understanding deformation processes and measuring reliable material properties. This report examines composites made using flattened 12k and 24k standard modulus carbon fiber yarns in a 0 /+60 /-60 triaxial braid architecture. Standard straight-sided tensile coupons are tested with the 0 axial braid fibers either parallel with or perpendicular to the applied tensile load (axial or transverse tensile test, respectively). Nonuniform surface strain resulting from the triaxial braid architecture is examined using photogrammetry. Local regions of high strain concentration are examined to identify where failure initiates and to determine the local strain at the time of initiation. Splitting within fiber bundles is the first failure mode observed at low to intermediate strains. For axial tensile tests splitting is primarily in the 60 bias fibers, which were oriented 60 to the applied load. At higher strains, out-of-plane deformation associated with localized delamination between fiber bundles or damage within fiber bundles is observed. For transverse tensile tests, the splitting is primarily in the 0 axial fibers, which were oriented transverse to the applied load. The initiation and accumulation of local damage causes the global transverse stress-strain curves to become nonlinear and causes failure to occur at a reduced ultimate strain. Extensive delamination at the specimen edges is also observed.
Document ID
20090023169
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Littell, Justin D. (Akron Univ. Akron, OH, United States)
Binienda, Wieslaw K. (Akron Univ. Akron, OH, United States)
Roberts, Gary D. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Goldberg, Robert K. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2009
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2009-215645
E-16897-1
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 698259.02.07.03.04.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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