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The system of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics micro-tubes for self-healing of glass fibre-reinforced plastics laminates

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A system of pultruded carbon fibre-reinforced plastics micro-tubes is used for self-healing simulation in laminated polymer composite. The system consists of a package of micro-tubes, placed in the symmetry plane… Click to show full abstract

A system of pultruded carbon fibre-reinforced plastics micro-tubes is used for self-healing simulation in laminated polymer composite. The system consists of a package of micro-tubes, placed in the symmetry plane of the GFR/epoxy laminate stack. Healing agent is a mixture of the epoxy resin and hardener. The healing agent releases and penetrates into the cracks after the composite is damaged by the quasi-static indentation. The specimens are healed at 30℃ for 24 h. Rectangular specimens notched under ASTM D2733 have been subjected to tensile test to determine interlaminar shear strength. Shear strength of specimens has been compared in three states (virgin, damaged and healed) for various ways of healing. After the most effective self-healing, the interlaminar shear strength has been recovered to 70 ± 15% of those for virgin specimens that almost twice exceeds the residual strength of the damaged specimens.

Keywords: micro tubes; system; reinforced plastics; fibre reinforced; self healing

Journal Title: Journal of Composite Materials
Year Published: 2017

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