<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A laminate made with the Vacuum Bag Only (VBO) prepregs can be cured out of autoclave. Because of low curing pressure such a process can result in deterioration of laminate mechanical properties. They can be significantly lower than those displayed by the autoclave cured ones. The resistance against delamination can be among the most affected. Since this property is a week point of all the laminates it was of particular interest. Delamination resistance of unidirectional laminate made from VBO MTM46/HTS(12K) prepreg was in the scope of the presented research and the critical values of the Strain Energy Release Rates and the Paris-type equations corresponding to Mode I, Mode II and Mixed-Mode I/II static and cyclic loadings, respectively, were determined.</p></abstract>

A laminate made with the Vacuum Bag Only (VBO) prepregs can be cured out of autoclave. Because of low curing pressure such a process can result in deterioration of laminate mechanical properties. They can be significantly lower than those displayed by the autoclave cured ones. The resistance against delamination can be among the most affected. Since this property is a week point of all the laminates it was of particular interest. Delamination resistance of unidirectional laminate made from VBO MTM46/HTS(12K) prepreg was in the scope of the presented research and the critical values of the Strain Energy Release Rates and the Paris-type equations corresponding to Mode I, Mode II and Mixed-Mode I/II static and cyclic loadings, respectively, were determined.

Delamination Resistance Of Laminate Made With VBO MTM46/HTS Prepreg

Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland

Institute of Aviation, Aleja Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warsaw, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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A laminate made with the Vacuum Bag Only (VBO) prepregs can be cured out of autoclave. Because of low curing pressure such a process can result in...

Delamination Resistance Of Laminate Made With VBO MTM46/HTS Prepreg

Published Online: Nov 07, 2015

Page range: 173 - 177

Received: May 04, 2015

Accepted: Oct 29, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2015-0029

Keywords
Delamination, VBO Prepregs

© 2015 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Delamination Resistance Of Laminate Made With VBO MTM46/HTS Prepreg

Published Online: Nov 07, 2015

Page range: 173 - 177

Received: May 04, 2015

Accepted: Oct 29, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2015-0029

KeywordsDelamination, VBO Prepregs

© 2015 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Delamination, VBO Prepregs