Effect of impactor nose form on the impact behavior of reinforced composite materials

Sonay Dogan; Yusuf Arman; Akar Dogan

doi:10.1515/mt-2022-0409

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Effect of impactor nose form on the impact behavior of reinforced composite materials

Sonay Dogan
Sonay Dogan, born in 1992. Studied Master’s Degree at Mechanical Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylül University and she worked as a project researcher between 2019 and 2020. She has been working as an executive in a global company.
, Yusuf Arman
Yusuf Arman, born in 1977, studied mechanical engineering at Dokuz Eylül University. He has worked as a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Dokuz Eylül University since 2019. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering in 2008.
and Akar Dogan
Akar Dogan, born in 1985, studied mechanical engineering at Dokuz Eylül University. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering in 2019. He has worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Munzur University since 2020.

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 65 Issue 8

Abstract

The goal of the present study is to investigate the influence of impactor shape on the low-velocity impact behavior of the composite panels manufactured with different reinforcement materials at the same thicknesses, experimentally. Kevlar, carbon, S-2 glass woven fabric and epoxy matrix have been used to manufacture thermoset composites with the vacuum-assisted resin infusion molding method. The Fractovis plus test machine with a 12.7 mm diameter hemispherical and two different conical impactor noses was used to perform impact tests. The effects of impactor shapes on the low-velocity impact behavior have been compared for 20 J, 40 J, and 60 J energy levels. Although at the same impact energy level, S-2 glass fiber-reinforced epoxy specimens have a higher perforation threshold than carbon and Kevlar fiber-reinforced epoxy. Because to achieve the same thickness, the number of S-2 glass layers was greater than the number of carbon and Kevlar layers. Additionally, the form of the impactor greatly influenced the perforation threshold.

Keywords: carbon fiber; epoxy; Kevlar fiber; low-velocity impact; polymer composites; S-2 glass fiber

Corresponding author: Akar Dogan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Munzur University, Tunceli, Türkiye, E-mail: akardogan@munzur.edu.tr

About the authors

Sonay Dogan

Sonay Dogan, born in 1992. Studied Master’s Degree at Mechanical Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylül University and she worked as a project researcher between 2019 and 2020. She has been working as an executive in a global company.

Yusuf Arman

Yusuf Arman, born in 1977, studied mechanical engineering at Dokuz Eylül University. He has worked as a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Dokuz Eylül University since 2019. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering in 2008.

Akar Dogan

Akar Dogan, born in 1985, studied mechanical engineering at Dokuz Eylül University. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering in 2019. He has worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Munzur University since 2020.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Published Online: 2023-06-29

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carbon fiber; epoxy; Kevlar fiber; low-velocity impact; polymer composites; S-2 glass fiber