Fatigue and fracture behavior of woven steel reinforced polyethylene composite

ERKENDİRCİ Ö. F., Avci A., Akdemir A.

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, vol.27, no.14, pp.1545-1557, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 14
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0731684407086324
  • Journal Name: Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1545-1557
  • Keywords: Compliance method, Fatigue, Fracture, Polymer-matrix composites, Through-thickness crack, Woven steel
  • Uşak University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the fatigue and fracture behavior of woven steel reinforced high density polyethylene (HDPE) thermoplastic composite having a middle tension (MT) specimen with through-thickness crack. The composite material was manufactured from bi-directional woven Cr-Ni steel fibers and HDPE with a fiber volume fraction (Vf) of 0.04. The crack initiation, damage behavior, fatigue crack-growth rate (da/dN), stress intensity factors (K), strain energy release rates (G), and fracture toughness (KIC) were determined in the study. Moreover, G values were obtained by using linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) and compliance methods, and the results were compared with each other. Also, da/dN-K and da/dN-G were plotted for determining fracture behavior under fatigue loading of the composite material. © 2008 SAGE Publications.