# Comparison of intralaminar and interlaminar Mode I fracture toughness of IM7/8552 unidirectional carbon/epoxy composite (2023)

## introduction

The delamination of polymer matrix composites (PMC) has received considerable attention in the research community, for example through the development of standardized methods to characterize interlaminar delamination fracture toughness in mode I, mode II and mixed mode I-II [1], [2], [3] and development of numerical methods to predict delamination initiation and growth [4]. More recently, advances in fracture-based numerical models [5], [6] have enabled the simulation of additional fracture mechanisms observed in PMCs, including intralaminar layer fracture. The difference between interlaminar and intralaminar cracks is described using Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 1, an interlaminar crack or delamination is defined as a discontinuity in theXjPlane between two adjacent layers of a laminate. In the present study, an intralaminar tear is defined as a discontinuity in thejzflat that runs through the entire thickness of the laminate in the direction parallel to the grain direction. Delaminations and intralaminar cracks often occur simultaneously in a composite structure, such as in low velocity impact damage [7], fatigue loading from discontinuities [8] or open holes [9] to name a few. Very often, intralaminar cracks act as delamination migration paths between adjacent interfaces or as boundaries restricting delamination growth [7]. The presence of such damage is often detrimental to the overall performance of structural components; Therefore, an accurate simulation of the initiation, growth and interaction of interlaminar and intralaminar cracks is of practical importance.

To date, most efforts to measure intralaminar toughness have focused on mode I loading. Mode I intralaminar fracture toughness,GRAMMIC-intra, has been measured for a range of unidirectional PMC systems, including carbon/epoxy [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18 ] , [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], glass/epoxies [10], [13], [25] and carbon/thermoplastics [16], [26 ] , [27], [28], [29]. Various test geometries have been used, including the Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) test [14], [17], [18], [19], [22], [27], [28], [29]. compact stress test (CT) [10], [11], [12], [15], [16], [20], [23], [25], the three-point curve (3PB) and the four- Point curve curve (4PB) [11], [12], [21], [26], [27], [28], the Mixed Flexion-Tension Test (MBT) [24] and the Double Torsion [13] .

In most of the proposed tests, the initial intralaminar cracks were created by mechanically indenting the composite with disc cutters and razor blades [13], [14], [16], [18], [19], [20], [21], [23 ], [27], jewelers saw [12], broaches [15], [26] and diamond wires [11], [17]. More recently, several attempts have been made to induce intralaminar crack initiation by pre-implanting thin Teflon films through the thickness of the laminate [21], [22], [24]. In [21] a Teflon film was inserted partially through the thickness of the laminate to create transverse intralaminar initiation cracks. In a series of studies, prior to toughness measurements, the initially machined or preset cracks were advanced by 1 to 10 mm using mode I static loading or coining the open specimens to produce pre-cracks with fronts resembling natural cracks [14] . , [18], [19], [22], [27], [28], [29].

calculation ofGRAMMIC-intrais based on a number of different data reduction processes. TypicallyGRAMMIC-intrawas calculated based on the change in conformity of the sample,C, with the length of the crack,A, using the following expression:${\mathrm{GRAMM}}_{\mathit{ic}\text{-}\mathit{intra}}=\frac{{\mathrm{PAG}}_{C}^{2}}{2B}\frac{\partial C}{\partial A}$WoPAGCis the critical force at the onset of fracture, andBis the width of the sample. To evaluate (1), the functions relating sample compliance to crack length areCalifornia)were determined experimentally [10], [13], [22], [23], [24]. This procedure is often referred to as compliance calibration (CC). TypicalCalifornia)it is only expressed as a function of crack length; however, in some cases the expressions forCalifornia)they were supplemented with additional constant parameters related to the experimentally measured elastic properties of the composite material [14], [27], [28], [29]. In several studies, particularly those using the CT, 3PB, and 4PB test geometries, the critical exercise intensity factors (SIF),kC, were calculated and converted to fracture toughness using the fundamental equation${\mathrm{GRAMM}}_{C}={k}_{C}^{2}/{\mathrm{mi}}^{\ast }$, Womi*is the experimentally determined effective modulus of the laminate. The expressions forkCthey were typically adopted from analytical expressions derived from standardized metal article tests [12], [20], [21], [26], [27]. In some cases finite element analysis (FE) was used for calculationkCat the beginning of crack initiation [20], [25]. In another example, fracture toughness was calculated using a J-integral approach [17].

In several of the above studiesGRAMMIC-intrawas compared to the interlaminar toughness of a Mode I delamination test,GRAMMIC-inter. A brief summary of these studies and the measured proportions ofGRAMMIC-intraAGRAMMIC-inter(sorted by publication date) are presented in Table 1. In Table 1, all references except [26] used DCB and CC tests for calculationGRAMMIC-inter. Referee. [26] used DCB tests; However,GRAMMIC-interIt was calculated using the area method. Looking at Table 1, there is no clear and consistent trend given the different test methods and materials testedGRAMMIC-intrajGRAMMIC-interIt is obvious. The observed variability inGRAMMIC-intra/GRAMMIC-intershown in Table 1 is likely to be associated with inaccuracies and/or inconsistencies between measurement techniques forGRAMMIC-intra. For example in manyGRAMMIC-intraIn testing, it is difficult to generate sharp intralaminar initiation cracks that have the same morphology as those in DCB specimens. In addition, depending on the composite system tested, interlaminar toughness can be affected by the presence of a resin-rich layer or a hardened interface between layers adjacent to the initial crack. In addition, the data reduction method can affect the accuracy of the data.GRAMMIC-intraMeasurement. For example, using analytical expressions or FE models to derive fracture toughness inherently depends on accurate knowledge of material properties and can introduce uncertainties that are difficult to quantify. Despite these observations, it is often assumed that the occurrence and growth ofintralaminarCracks can be predicted based on energy methods using obtained fracture toughness valuesinterlaminar(or delamination) evidence. However, based on the data presented in Table 1, the exact relationship betweenGRAMMIC-intrajGRAMMIC-interwas not set up.

This article describes an experimental study aimed at elucidating the relationship betweenGRAMMIC-intray GIC-interProviding a more reliable and systematic measurement ofGRAMMIC-intra. In this study, a CT specimen was engineered to contain one of two different types of intralaminar initiation cracks: one by pre-insertion of a Teflon film, the other by wire saw cutting and subsequent fatigue prefracture. The readings fromGRAMMIC-intrabe comparedGRAMMIC-intermeasured from a DCB test that included an equivalent Teflon film and initial pre-fatigue cracks. Details of specimen preparation, including the two crack initiation methods and testing procedures, are described in the next section. The results and supporting scanning electron microscopy images are presented forGRAMMIC-intrajGRAMMIC-interTests Finally, the results are discussed and conclusions are drawn from the study.

## pattern making

Test specimens were prepared with IM7/8552 carbon/epoxy prepreg tape manufactured by Hexcel. Two 305mm x 305mm, 36-ply unidirectional laminates were prepared using the curing cycle recommended by Hexcel [30]. The first laminate (Panel A) was cured in an autoclave while the second laminate (Panel HP) was hot pressed under vacuum. The autoclave and hot press manufacturing processes resulted in essentially identical panels with final nominal laminate thicknesses of 4.42mm and 4.33mm,

## Compact stress test

After being scored on the machine, each Plate HP CT sample was mounted in a CT inspection fixture (Fig. 6) and cyclically loaded in tension while the peak of the score was monitored on both sides with two light microscopes. The opening load (Mode I) was applied to the TC samples by 12.7 mm diameter steel pins and steel clamps. The cyclic loading was applied in path control at 2 Hz, maximum force of 285 N andR-Ratio of 0.1. The maximum power andR-Ratio were chosen to provide relative

## Results

Typical force-displacement responses from the CT and DCB tests are shown in Figure 8a and b, respectively. In both test configurations, the rupture initiation of the Teflon inserts was unstable. For the CT specimens, this event corresponded to a relatively sudden drop in force and rapid crack propagation of 2 to 5 mm. For the DCB samples, the unstable feed was on the order of 1 to 2 mm. Fatigue crack failure was stable in both test configurations. As seen in Fig. 8a, CT tests

## discussion

Based on the experimental results presented above, several observations can be made about the measured toughness values ​​and the suggested onesGRAMMIC-intratest methods. Looking at Fig. 9 and Table A1, Table A2, Table A3, the initial mode I fracture toughness values, independent of the precrack type, are similar to the previously reported interlaminar toughness values ​​for the unidirectional carbon/carbon composite epoxy IM7/8552 [33], [ 34], [35]. In general, the average toughness of plate A mode I is low

## Summary

A comparison of the intralaminar and interlaminar Mode I fracture toughness of the IM7/8552 unidirectional carbon/epoxy composite was performed using compact tensile (CT) and double cantilever (DCB) test specimens, respectively. Two initial crack geometries were considered for the CT and DCB sample configurations. In the first case, the initial cracks were caused by 12.5 µm thick Teflon foil inserts. In the second case, significantly more pronounced fatigue cracks occurred.

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## FAQs

### What is the fracture toughness of carbon epoxy? ›

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF CARBON FIBRE/EPOXY COMPOSITES

The effects of specimen size, thickness and notch proportion have been examined. It is found that within certain limits of specimen parameters, the toughness of this material determined by LEFM is essentially independent of these parameters and is 49.8± MP .

What is mode I and mode II fracture toughness? ›

Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness was evaluated by a standard double cantilever beam (DCB) test. Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness was evaluated by an end notched flexure (ENF) test using a three point bending test.

What is Interlaminar fracture? ›

The resistance to delamination growth or crack propagation in laminated composites is known as interlaminar fracture toughness.

What is the fracture toughness of a material? ›

“Fracture toughness” describes the resistance of brittle materials to the propagation of flaws under an applied stress, and it assumes that the longer the flaw, the lower is the stress needed to cause fracture. The ability of a flaw to cause fracture depends on the fracture toughness of the material.

Which material has the highest fracture toughness? ›

Metals hold the highest values of fracture toughness. Cracks cannot easily propagate in tough materials, making metals highly resistant to cracking under stress and gives their stress–strain curve a large zone of plastic flow.

Which has a maximum fracture toughness? ›

Which of the following has the highest fracture toughness? Explanation: Marageing steel has a maximum fracture toughness of the four options.

What are the 3 modes of fracture toughness? ›

Mode I – Opening mode (a tensile stress normal to the plane of the crack), Mode II – Sliding mode (a shear stress acting parallel to the plane of the crack and perpendicular to the crack front), and. Mode III – Tearing mode (a shear stress acting parallel to the plane of the crack and parallel to the crack front).

What are the four types of mode? ›

The different types of Mode are Unimodal, Bimodal, Trimodal, and Multimodal.

Is higher fracture toughness better? ›

Fracture toughness is a quantitative way of expressing a material's resistance to brittle fracture when a crack is present. If a material has high fracture toughness, it is more prone to ductile fracture. Brittle fracture is characteristic of materials with less fracture toughness.

What should I expect after an interlaminar injection? ›

Commonly encountered side effects are increased pain from the injection (usually temporary), rarely inadvertent puncture of the “sack” containing spinal fluid (may cause headaches), infection, bleeding, nerve damage, or no relief from your usual pain.

### What does interlaminar mean? ›

Meaning of interlaminar in English

between thin layers or leaves: Interlaminar spaces divide the laminae into leaflets. inter-laminar damage to the structure.

What is the difference between transforaminal and interlaminar injections? ›

During TFESI, a long-acting steroid is injected into the opening at the side of the spine where a nerve roots exits, known as the neuroforamen. During ILESI, an injection is delivered to the dorsal epidural space between the lamina of the vertebrae.

What is a good fracture toughness value? ›

These Kc and KIc (etc) quantities are commonly referred to as fracture toughness, though it is equivalent to use Gc. Typical values for KIcare 150 MN/m3/2 for ductile (very tough) metals, 25 for brittle ones and 1-10 for glasses and brittle polymers.

How do you determine the fracture toughness of a material? ›

To determine the fracture toughness, KIc, the crack length, a, is measured, and B is calculated: If both B and a are less than the width b of the specimen, then KQ = KIc. If not, then a thicker specimen is required, and KQ is used to determine the new thickness.

Does fracture toughness increase with thickness? ›

Role of Material Thickness

As the thickness of the specimen increases, fracture toughness decreases and the plain strain assumptions become more accurate. Specimens having different thickness produce different values for KC.

What material has highest toughness? ›

Palladium microalloys have the highest combined strength and toughness of any known material.

What are at least two tests used to determine the toughness of a material? ›

For example, toughness can be determined with a Charpy V-notch test or an Izod test, and hardness can be evaluated with Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell tests.

What materials have the highest toughness? ›

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• Carbon/carbon composite. ...
• Silicon carbide. ...
• Nickel-based super-alloys.
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What is the fracture toughness of carbon steel? ›

The previous study reported that the actual fracture toughness of dual phase high carbon steel varies from 34 to 45 MPa.

Which material has the highest toughness and why? ›

Scientists in the U.S. have measured the highest toughness ever recorded, of any material, while investigating a metallic alloy made from chromium, cobalt, and nickel (CrCoNi). Pictured above is a microscopy-generated image of the newly discovered CrCoNi alloy during stress testing.

### What factors would increase the fracture toughness? ›

Toughness is ability of material to resist fracture. The general factors, affecting the toughness of a material are: temperature, strain rate, relationship between the strength and ductility of the material and presence of stress concentration (notch) on the specimen surface.

Which mode of fracture is the most likely to cause a failure? ›

Fatigue Fractures are the most common type of fracture. About half of all fractures are fatigue fractures. They are usually the most serious type of failure because they can occur in service without overloads and under normal operating conditions.

What are the 3 main types of fracture and their differences? ›

Types of Fractures
• Displaced Fracture: bone breaks into two or more pieces and moves out of alignment.
• Non-Displaced Fracture: the bone breaks but does not move out of alignment.
• Closed Fracture: the skin is not broken.

What are the 3 modes of crack propagation? ›

Three modes of crack displacement: (a) Mode I: opening (or tensile) mode, (b) Mode II: sliding (or in-plane shearing) mode, and (c) Mode III: tearing (or anti-plane shearing) mode.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of mode? ›

Mode is simple to understand and easy to calculate. It can be located graphically, unlike mean and median. It can be used for qualitative analysis.
...
• The mode does not consider all the values in the data.
• There can be more than one mode or no mode for the data.
• It is not well defined.

What are the 5 different modes? ›

According to Writer/Designer: A Guide to Making Multimodal Projects, there are five different types of modes: linguistic, visual, aural, gestural and spatial. A mode is an outcome of the cultural shaping of material through its use in daily social interaction.

What are the 3 types of mode? ›

Ans. 2 The different types of modes are unimodal, bimodal, trimodal, and multimodal depending upon the data set provided.

Which material would you choose for high toughness property on lower? ›

Which material, would you choose for high toughness property on lower temperatures? Explanation: Aluminium has FCC structure so it doesn't show Ductile-Brittle transition. While steel and zinc show this phenomenon. SiC is ceramic which show low toughness.

Is fracture toughness the same as impact strength? ›

The impact toughness is dominated by the energy for crack initiation (notch radius ρc = 0.25 mm) [19], and the fracture toughness mainly represents the consumed energy during crack propagation (notch radius ρk = 0) [24].

What is the most common toughness test? ›

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The Charpy impact test was invented in 1900 by Georges Augustin Albert Charpy (1865–1945), and it is regarded as one of the most commonly used test to evaluate the relative toughness of a material in a fast and economic way.

### Are spinal injections worth it? ›

1) Spinal injections do nothing to correct the problem that is the root cause of your pain. The injection is simply blocking the mechanism that delivers the pain message to your brain or temporarily reducing inflammation. But it is doing nothing to fix the problem that is actually causing the pain and inflammation.

How long should you rest your knee after a steroid injection? ›

It helps to rest the joint for 24 hours after the injection and avoid heavy exercise. It's safe to take everyday painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Are interlaminar injections painful? ›

The injection can be painful, although most patients express feeling pressure in the site during the procedure, please notify the physician right away so that comforting measures can be taken. If you take medications for diabetes, these medications may need to be adjusted the morning of the procedure.

Which steroid is best for epidural injection? ›

• Although preservative-free dexamethasone is preferred, dexamethasone with preservative may be used for transforaminal epidural injections (TFESIs).
• Physicians who elect to use preservative-free steroids from a compounding pharmacy must carefully weigh the risks and benefits, as sterility assurance concerns exist.
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Where does an interlaminar injection go? ›

Interlaminar (between the lamina) ESI: For an interlaminar ESI, the path of the needle is in between two laminae in your spine to get to the epidural space. A lamina is the flat plate of bone that's part of each vertebra in your spine.

Why is pain worse after epidural steroid injection? ›

The nervous system can be very sensitive to outside shocks like needle injections, and an epidural can have many adverse effects if incorrectly applied by the injector. The proximity of so many nerves also means that the injection is more likely to be painful compared to other procedures.

What is the difference between epidural steroid injection and transforaminal epidural steroid injection? ›

An epidural is an injection that is given in the space just outside the membrane that protects the spinal cord. A transforaminal epidural injection numbs the spinal nerves and can also be used to diagnose the type of pain the individual is experiencing.

What is the difference between Translaminar and transforaminal epidural steroid injection? ›

Epidural spinal injections can be administered via a translaminar or transforaminal route, depending on the clinical scenario. When it is more desirable to target a specific nerve root, a transforaminal approach is typically used, and when the target is more diffuse, a translaminar method is chosen.

How often can you get a transforaminal epidural steroid injection? ›

Can I have more than three transforaminal epidural injections? In a six-month period, most patients do not receive more than three injections. This is because the effect of the medication injected frequently lasts for six months or more.

What is a high fracture risk score? ›

If your FRAX score is 3% or more for hip fracture, or 20% or more for other major osteoporosis fractures, you may be at increased risk of fracture. Your doctor may recommend treatment to reduce your fracture risk.

### What is the fracture toughness of carbon fiber? ›

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF CARBON FIBRE/EPOXY COMPOSITES

The effects of specimen size, thickness and notch proportion have been examined. It is found that within certain limits of specimen parameters, the toughness of this material determined by LEFM is essentially independent of these parameters and is 49.8± MP .

How do you increase the fracture toughness of steel? ›

- Increasing the temperature normally increases the fracture toughness, just as in the impact test. - A small grain size normally improves fracture toughness, whereas more point defects and dislocations reduce fracture toughness.

What are 2 different methods for testing toughness? ›

There are two main forms of impact test, the Izod and the Charpy test. Both involve striking a standard specimen with a controlled weight pendulum travelling at a set speed. The amount of energy absorbed in fracturing the test piece is measured and this gives an indication of the notch toughness of the test material.

Which hardness test can be used for estimating fracture toughness and why? ›

Vickers hardness testing can also produce indentation fracture toughness (which is normally higher than the value obtained from standard fracture toughness tests) for ceramic materials.

What is the testing method for fracture toughness? ›

Fracture toughness tests are performed by machining a test sample with a pre-existing crack and then cyclically applying a load to each side of the crack so that it experiences forces that cause it to grow. The cyclic load is applied until the sample's crack grows.

Does toughness increase with carbon content? ›

Therefore, the increasing of carbon content arouses an increase of the hardness and brittleness (Zhang et al., 2011), but also decreases of the impact toughness of the steel.

What is the fracture strength of carbon fiber? ›

The fracture toughness of the carbon fibres, determined by introducing notches with lengths in range 60–200 nm, was found to be about 1.1 MPa m1/2.

What is the toughness of carbon Fibre? ›

The modulus of carbon fiber is typically 33 msi (228 Gpa) and its ultimate tensile strength is typically 500 ksi (3.5 Gpa).

How do you calculate fracture toughness? ›

K= Kc. Kc is referred to as the fracture toughness of the material. If Kc is known the following can be derived from the equation: The crack length, a, that will result in fast fracture for a given applied stress.

How strong is carbon resin? ›

It is a very strong material that is also very lightweight. Carbon fiber is five-times stronger than steel and twice as stiff. Though carbon fiber is stronger and stiffer than steel, it is lighter than steel; making it the ideal manufacturing material for many parts.

### What is the highest grade of carbon fiber? ›

Ultra-high modulus fiber is the least utilized and most expensive of the grades. With a modulus rating up to 135 MSI, this grade is rather brittle and is used primarily for space applications.

What is the strongest type of carbon fiber? ›

The carbon nanotube's superior atomic-bonded crystal structure is what makes it the strongest, stiffest material known to man and nearly 20 times stronger per pound than carbon fiber. Carbon Fiber: In comparison to a nanotube, carbon fiber's turbostratic structure is messier and weaker.

How many layers of carbon fiber do you need for strength? ›

Front Street: How many layers of material are used to create the strength needed from an exterior body panel? Greg Shampine/Ultra-Carbon: It really depends on the body panel, but usually two to four layers are needed, plus sometimes a core.

What material is stronger than carbon fiber? ›

Graphene has been called “the miracle material” because of its extreme strength and lightness, which is better even than carbon fiber's.

What is the fracture toughness of high carbon steel? ›

The previous study reported that the actual fracture toughness of dual phase high carbon steel varies from 34 to 45 MPa.

What factors affect fracture toughness? ›

Toughness is ability of material to resist fracture. The general factors, affecting the toughness of a material are: temperature, strain rate, relationship between the strength and ductility of the material and presence of stress concentration (notch) on the specimen surface.

What is the hardest epoxy resin? ›

The strongest epoxy glue you can purchase is probably Systemthree's T-88. This two-part adhesive has a tensile strength of 7000 psi. It is well above the average strength for epoxies. T-88 exhibits outstanding adhesion and permanence on a wide variety of materials and is designed to resist adverse conditions.

Does cold weather affect carbon fiber? ›

The bottom line is, the main reason that CF struggles in cold conditions is that the epoxy hardens, making the CF composite more brittle and easier to break.

Does the sun damage carbon fiber? ›

The problem with carbon fiber is that it can quickly deteriorate if not protected. The beautiful, glossy finish, we all know and love can begin to yellow and fade if exposed to UV without a protectant.

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