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Investigation of failure mechanisms in aged aerospace composites

Date

Authors

Fox, Bronwyn

Lowe, Adrian

Hodgkin, Jonathan

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

The effect of isothermal ageing on two high temperature, bismaleimide composite materials, a novel CSIRO CBR 320/328 composite and a commercial CIBA GEIGY Matrimid® 5292 composite, was examined at 204 and 250-°C. Delamination is a major cause of failure

Keywords

Keywords: Age hardening; Aromatic compounds; Curing; Degradation; Delamination; Failure analysis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fracture toughness; Metallic matrix composites; Oxidation; Raman spectroscopy; Resins; Thermal effects; Double cantilever beam Ageing; Bismaleimide; Composite; Delamination; FTIR

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/76736

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Engineering Failure Analysis

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.engfailanal.2003.05.010