The influence of interlayer/epoxy adhesion on the mode-I and mode-II fracture response of carbon fibre/epoxy composites interleaved with thermoplastic veils

The compatibility between the majority of thermoplastic veils (TPVs) and epoxies is typically poor, owing to the inherently low surface energies of thermoplastics. This tends to largely affect the toughening performance of TPVs as interlayer materials of carbon fibre/epoxy composites. The traditiona...

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Main Authors: Dong Quan, Brian Deegan, René Alderliesten, Clemens Dransfeld, Neal Murphy, Alojz Ivanković, Rinze Benedictus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520303154