Inclusion of a thermoplastic phase to improve impact and post-impact performances of carbon fibre reinforced thermosetting composites—A review

NH Nash, TM Young, PT McGrail, WF Stanley - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Infusion processing methods have become a popular manufacturing alternative to the
autoclave procedure to meet the increased demand for high-performance composites with …

Interlaminar fracture toughness characterization of laminated composites: a review

R Shrivastava, KK Singh - Polymer Reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Interlaminar fracture toughness had been the subject of great interest for several years and
is still interesting to the research community. In this article, a comprehensive analysis of …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of impact resistance of carbon fibre composites with multiple ultra-thin CNT, aramid pulp, PBO and graphene interlayers

Y Hu, Y Wei, G Han, J Zhang, G Sun, X Hu… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study compared the impact properties of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)
laminates with multiple ultra-thin interlayers of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) Aramid …

Delamination toughening of carbon fiber/epoxy laminates by hierarchical carbon nanotube-short carbon fiber interleaves

H Zhou, X Du, HY Liu, H Zhou, Y Zhang… - Composites Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, hierarchical short carbon fibers (SCFs) synthesized with carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) were used as CNT-SCF interleaves to increase the mode I delamination fracture …

On the interlayer toughening of carbon fibre/epoxy composites using surface-activated ultra-thin PEEK films

D Quan, G Wang, G Zhao, R Alderliesten - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The exceptional mechanical properties of Polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) polymers make
them ideal candidates for interlayer toughening of carbon fibre/epoxy composites. Herein …

An investigation of deformation and failure mechanisms of fiber-reinforced composites in layered composite armor

G Guo, S Alam, LD Peel - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to study the deformation characteristics and failure mechanisms of fiber-
reinforced polymer composites used in layered composite armor under ballistic impact. A …

Ballistic performance and protection mechanism of aramid fabric modified with polyethylene and graphene

Z Wang, H Zhang, Y Dong, H Zhou, G Huang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aramid fabric has been widely used as a bulletproof material due to its lightness and
comfort. However, multiple fabric layers must be used in one body armour, inevitably …

[HTML][HTML] Improving impact resistance and residual compressive strength of carbon fibre composites using un-bonded non-woven short aramid fibre veil

B Yuan, B Tan, Y Hu, J Shaw, X Hu - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Laminar carbon fibre composites with weak ply interfaces were toughened with ultra-thin
(less than 20 μm) un-bonded non-woven Short Aramid Fibre (SAF) veils in the form of home …

[HTML][HTML] Mode I interfacial toughening through discontinuous interleaves for damage suppression and control

M Yasaee, IP Bond, RS Trask… - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2012 - Elsevier
An investigation is described concerning the interaction of propagating interlaminar cracks
with embedded strips of interleaved materials in E-glass fibre reinforced epoxy composites …

Low-velocity impact damage research on CFRPs with Kevlar-fiber toughening

Y Hu, W Liu, Y Shi - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the influence mechanism of short
fiber toughening on low-velocity impact resistance of carbon fiber reinforced polymer …