Internal damage investigation of the impacted glass/glass plus aramid fiber reinforced composites by micro-computerized tomography

Fidan S., Sınmazçelik T., Avcu E.

NDT & E INTERNATIONAL, vol.51, pp.1-7, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2012.07.005
  • Journal Name: NDT & E INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-7
  • Keywords: Computed tomography, Composite materials, Impact, Visualization, Damage, BEHAVIOR, MICROTOMOGRAPHY, PREDICTION, RESISTANCE, STRENGTH
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper utilizes the micro-computerized tomography as the non-destructive inspection technique to characterize and compare damage modes of glass and glass + aramid fiber reinforced polyester laminated composites. Main goal of this study is to visualize the internal impact damage variation due to reinforcement type by using micro-computerized tomography scanning. Impact tests were performed on glass fiber reinforced and glass fiber + aramid fiber reinforced polyester composites at the same conditions and both composites were tested at 80J energy. After low velocity impact tests, micro-computerized tomography scans of both composites were taken from SkyScan 1173 system. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.