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Failure of morphology of (0 deg)8 graphite/epoxy as influenced by environments and processing

Author
Adamson, M. J.
Published
Aug 1, 1981.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Clements, L. L.
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Summary
Optical and scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the failure morphology of graphite/epoxy specimens which had been tested until tensile failure. Failure morphology was studied as a function of the quality control variables of specimen preparation technique, prepreg batch, and cure condition, and also as a function of the environmental parameters of temperature and moisture content. Defective specimens were found to exhibit a low energy failure morphology. Poor specimen edge preparation and one batch of prepreg when tested at elevated temperature or moisture content also exhibited energy failure morphology. Postcuring had no effect on strength but did slightly alter failure morphology. Temperature or moisture appeared to decrease flaw sensitivity and thus increase strength; however, moisture also appeared to increase interfacial debonding between filament and matrix. When combined moisture and temperature increased interfacial debonding and made the epoxy matrix more prone to fracture.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19810022746.
Accession ID: 81N31289.
A-8684.
NASA-TM-81318.
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