A Comprehensive Study on the Mechanical Properties of Different 3D Woven Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites

Hu, Qiaole; Memon, Hafeezullah; Qiu, Yiping; Liu, Wanshuang; Wei, Yi

doi:10.3390/ma13122765

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A Comprehensive Study on the Mechanical Properties of Different 3D Woven Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites

by

Qiaole Hu

^1,2,

Hafeezullah Memon

^2,3

,

Yiping Qiu

^2,3,4,

Wanshuang Liu

^2,3,*

and

Yi Wei

^2,3,*

¹

School of Textile and Garment, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 41000, China

²

Key Laboratory of Textile Science &Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China

³

Donghua University Center for Civil Aviation Composites, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China

⁴

College of Textiles and Apparel, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, China

^*

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Materials 2020, 13(12), 2765; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122765

Submission received: 19 May 2020 / Revised: 2 June 2020 / Accepted: 11 June 2020 / Published: 18 June 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Composite Materials: Theory, Design and Applications)

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In this work, the tensile, compressive, and flexural properties of three types of 3D woven composites were studied in three directions. To make an accurate comparison, three 3D woven composites are made to have the same fiber volume content by controlling the weaving parameters of 3D fabric. The results show that the 3D orthogonal woven composite (3DOWC) has better overall mechanical properties than those of the 3D shallow straight-joint woven composite (3DSSWC) and 3D shallow bend-joint woven composite (3DSBWC) in the warp direction, including tension, compression, and flexural strength. Interestingly their mechanical properties in the weft direction are about the same. In the through-thickness direction, however, the tensile and flexural strength of 3DOWC is about the same as 3DSBW, both higher than that of 3DSSWC. The compressive strength, on the other hand, is mainly dependent on the number of weft yarns in the through-thickness direction.

Keywords: 3D woven composite; carbon fibers; through-thickness properties; mechanical properties

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Hu, Q.; Memon, H.; Qiu, Y.; Liu, W.; Wei, Y. A Comprehensive Study on the Mechanical Properties of Different 3D Woven Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites. Materials 2020, 13, 2765. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122765

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Hu Q, Memon H, Qiu Y, Liu W, Wei Y. A Comprehensive Study on the Mechanical Properties of Different 3D Woven Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites. Materials. 2020; 13(12):2765. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122765

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Hu, Qiaole, Hafeezullah Memon, Yiping Qiu, Wanshuang Liu, and Yi Wei. 2020. "A Comprehensive Study on the Mechanical Properties of Different 3D Woven Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites" Materials 13, no. 12: 2765. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122765

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Hu, Q., Memon, H., Qiu, Y., Liu, W., & Wei, Y. (2020). A Comprehensive Study on the Mechanical Properties of Different 3D Woven Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites. Materials, 13(12), 2765. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122765

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