{"title":"Influence of hydrothermal aging on the mechanical performance of foam core sandwich panels subjected to low-velocity impact","authors":"Youping Liu, Ye Wu","doi":"10.1515/secm-2022-0003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The effect of hydrothermal aging on the impact resistance of foam core sandwich panels is studied in this study. The sandwich panels with glass fiber-reinforced skins and polyurethane foam core were fabricated and then were treated with different hydrothermal aging conditions. The moisture absorption characteristic of the composite skins was evaluated. A modified Fickian formulation was proposed to predict the moisture absorption behavior of composite skins. The low-velocity impact resistance of the aged sandwich panels was determined at three different impact energies. The impact responses including contact force, deflection, and dissipated energy of the sandwich panels with and without hydrothermal aging were analyzed. The macroscopic and microscopic damage morphologies were observed by visual inspection and scanning electron microscope methods, respectively. The damage mechanism of the aged panels was revealed. Results indicate that the impact resistance of aged sandwich panels is degraded, and the performance degradation is larger with increasing aging temperature. Compared to the panel without hydrothermal aging, the reduction of the contact force is 35.69%, and the increase of the deflection is 71.43% for the aged panel at 70°C aging temperature. The fiber/matrix interfacial cohesive performance is degraded resulting from the hydrothermal aging.","PeriodicalId":21480,"journal":{"name":"Science and Engineering of Composite Materials","volume":"29 1","pages":"9 - 22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Science and Engineering of Composite Materials","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2022-0003","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Materials Science","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract The effect of hydrothermal aging on the impact resistance of foam core sandwich panels is studied in this study. The sandwich panels with glass fiber-reinforced skins and polyurethane foam core were fabricated and then were treated with different hydrothermal aging conditions. The moisture absorption characteristic of the composite skins was evaluated. A modified Fickian formulation was proposed to predict the moisture absorption behavior of composite skins. The low-velocity impact resistance of the aged sandwich panels was determined at three different impact energies. The impact responses including contact force, deflection, and dissipated energy of the sandwich panels with and without hydrothermal aging were analyzed. The macroscopic and microscopic damage morphologies were observed by visual inspection and scanning electron microscope methods, respectively. The damage mechanism of the aged panels was revealed. Results indicate that the impact resistance of aged sandwich panels is degraded, and the performance degradation is larger with increasing aging temperature. Compared to the panel without hydrothermal aging, the reduction of the contact force is 35.69%, and the increase of the deflection is 71.43% for the aged panel at 70°C aging temperature. The fiber/matrix interfacial cohesive performance is degraded resulting from the hydrothermal aging.
期刊介绍:
Science and Engineering of Composite Materials is a quarterly publication which provides a forum for discussion of all aspects related to the structure and performance under simulated and actual service conditions of composites. The publication covers a variety of subjects, such as macro and micro and nano structure of materials, their mechanics and nanomechanics, the interphase, physical and chemical aging, fatigue, environmental interactions, and process modeling. The interdisciplinary character of the subject as well as the possible development and use of composites for novel and specific applications receives special attention.