Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Novel Resin-infused Thermoplastic and Conventional Thermoset 3D Fabric Composites

• Main Authors: Shah, S.Z.H., Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M., Karuppanan, S., Choudhry, R.S., Ahmad, F., Sajid, Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85117095795&doi=10.1007%2fs10443-021-09980-1&partnerID=40&md5=27889ef81402f426f6461b2a1d79268d; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29409/

This paper presents an extensive comparison of the mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of a recently developed thermoplastic (Elium ®) 3D fabric-reinforced composite (3D-FRC) with the conventional thermoset (epoxy) 3D-FRC. Experiments involved tensile tests, compression tests, V-notch shea...