Composite Materials and Structures

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COMPOSITEMATERIALSANDSTRUCTURES
CHAPTER4
COMPOSITEPROPERTIESMICROMECHANICS
4.1INTRODUCTION
4.2UNIDIRECTIONALCOMPOSITES
4.2.1ElasticProperties(EngineeringConstants)
4.2.2StrengthPropertiesofUnidirectionalComposites
4.2.3HygrothermalProperties
4.3PARTICULATEANDSHORTFIBRECOMPOSITES
4.3.1ParticulateComposites
4.3.2ShortFibreComposites
4.4BIBLIOGRAPHY
4.5EXERCISES
4.1INTRODUCTION
Themechanicalandhygrothermalpropertiesofcompositesareofparamountimportanceinthe
design and analysis of composite structures. The mechanical properties constitute primarily the moduli
and strength properties. The hygrothermal properties are coefficient of expansion due to moisture (),
misturediffusioncoefficient(d),coefficientofthermalexpansion(),thermalconductivity(k)andheat
capacity (c). Micromechanical analyses concern with the theoretical prediction of these properties of
constituentfibresandmatricesaswellasseveralotherparametersliketheshape,sizeanddistributionof
fibres,fibremisalignment,fibrematrixinterfaceproperties,voidcontent,fibrefracture,matrixcracking
andsoon.Thestudiesinmicromechanicsutilizemicromodels,asthefibrediametersusuallyvaryinthe
microscopicscalebetween5140m.Themicromodelsshouldsimulatethemicrostructureofarealistic
composite, but that usually makes the models highly complex. The problems involving such complex
models are normally tackled utilizing advanced analytical methods as well as numerical analysis
techniques(finite element and finite difference methods). Even in the case of a complex model, a
simplifiedidealizationwithareasonablygoodapproximationoftherealcompositeisdesirableotherwise
it may lead to nowhere. It is not intended in this chapter to present the complete theoretical basis of
variousmicromodels used for the analytical prediction of all composite properties. The presentation is
limitedtoonlyafewsimplercasessoastoacquaintthereaderofthebackgroundofthedevelopmentin
thisarea.Additionalmicromechanicsrelationsforunidirectionalcomposites,thatmayfinduseindesign
applications, are listed in Table 4.1. Typical properties of some of the common fibres and matrices are
listedinTables4.2and4.3,respectively.Thecompositepropertiesofafewcompositesystemsderived
using some of the relations presented in this chapter are listed in Table 4.4. Tables 4.1 through 4.4 are
includedattheendofthischapter.
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4.2UNIDIRECTIONALCOMPOSITES
4.2.1ElasticProperties(EngineeringConstants)
Thestressstrainrelationprovidesthebasicinterfacebetweenamaterialandastructure.Foraone
dimensionalisotropic,elasticbody,theHooke'slaw=E definesthestressstrainbehaviour.HereEis
amaterialconstantandisusuallyreferredaselasticconstant(engineeringconstant)orYoung'smodulus.
Besides E, the other conventional engineering constant for a twodimensional or threedimensional
isotropicbodyisPoisson'sratio.TheshearmodulusGisnotindependent,butisrelatedtoEandas
G = E/2(1+ ). A composite material is essentially heterogeneous in nature, therefore the engineering
constants, defined above, for an isotropic material are not valid. We consider here a threedimensional
blockofaunidirectionalcomposite(Fig.4.1),inwhichfibresarealignedalongthex'1axis.Theelastic
behaviourforsuchathreedimensionalbody
isorthotropic,andtheengineeringconstantsare ,
,
(threeYoung'smodulialongthreeprincipal
materialaxesx'1,x'2,x'3),'12,'13,'23,'21,'31,'32,(sixPoisson'sratios)andG'12,G'13,G'23,(three
shear moduli). Of these, the first nine engineering constants i.e., three Young`s moduli and six Poisson
ratiosarenotindependent.Duetosymmetryofcompliances(seeEq.6.18)thesearerelatedasgivenby
(4.1)
Notethat,
(4.2)
Here'12and'13areusuallyreferredasmajorPoissonratios.
The'mechanicsofmaterialsapproach' providesconvenientmeans to determine the composite
elasticproperties.Itisassumedthatthecompositeisvoidfree,thefibrematrixbondisperfect,thefibres
areofuniformsizeandshapeandarespacedregularly,andthematerialbehaviourislinearandelastic.
Consideratwodimensionalunidirectionallamina(Fig.4.2),inwhichwedefineasmallvolume
elementwhichrepresentsnotonlythemicrolevelstructuraldetailsbutalsotheoverallbehaviourofthe
composite.Asimplerepresentativevolumeelementconsistsofanisotropicfibreembeddedinanisotropic
matrix(Fig.4.2b).ThisvolumeelementisfurthersimplifiedasshowninFig.4.2c,inwhichthefibreis
assumed to have a rectangular crosssection with the same thickness as the matrix. The width ratio is
chosentobethesameasthefibrevolumefractionofthecompositeitself.Theobjectiveistoderivethe
compositeproperties(E'11,E'22,'12,G12)intermsofthemoduli,Poisson`sratiosandvolumefractions
ofthefibreandthematrix.
Longitudinalmodulus,E'11
Themicromodel(Fig.4.2c)issubjectedtoauniaxialtensilestress`11asshowninFig.4.3.Itis
assumedthatplanesectionsremainplaneafterdeformation.Hence,
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'11= '11f= '11m=L/L

and'11f=E'11f '11,'11m=E'11m '11,'11=E'11 '11(4.3)
Now,'11W='11fWf+'11mWm(4.4)
SubstitutingEq.(4.3)intoEq.(4.4)andrearranging,wehave
E'11=E'11fWf/W+E'11mWm/W(4.5)
Notingthatthevolumefractionsofthefibreandthematrixare
Vf=Wf/WandVm=Wm/Wrespectively,Eq.4.5reducesto
E'11=E'11fVf+E'11mVm(4.6)
Equation4.6definesthecompositepropertyasthe'weighted'sumofconstituentpropertiesandisoften
termedasthe'ruleofmixture'.
Transversemodulus,E'22
Thetensilestress'22isappliedalongthex'2direction(Fig.4.4)andthesameisassumedtoact
bothonthefibreandthematrix.Thestrainonthefibreandthematrixare
'22f='22/E'22fand '22m='22/E'22m(4.7)
also '22=W/W
andW= '22f(VfW)+ '22m(VmW)
So, '22=W/W= '22fVf+ '22mVm
or,
or,
or,
(4.8)
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MajorPoisson'sRatio,'12
ThemicromodelisstressedasinthecaseofdeterminationofE`11 (Fig.4.3).Thetransverse
contractionisnotedasWandiscontributedbyboththefibreandmatrix.Thus,
W=(W)f+(W)m
or,W=WVf'12f '11+WVm'12m '11(4.9)
Now,
(4.10)
and '22=W/W(4.11)
CombiningEqs.4.9through4.11,oneobtains
or,'12=Vf'12f+Vm'12m(4.12)
InplaneShearModulus,G'12
Themicromodelisnowsubjectedtoashearstress'12asshowninFig.4.5,andbothandthe
fibreandthematrixareassumedtoexperiencethesameshearstress.
'12f='12/G'12fand '12m='12/G'12m(4.13)
Now,= '12W=WVf '12f+WVm '12m

or, '12=Vf '12f+Vm '12m(4.14)
also,
(4.15)
SubstitutingEqs.4.13and4.15intoEq.4.14andeliminating'12frombothsides,weget
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or,
(4.16)
Notethat,foranisotropicfiber
E'11f=E'22f=Ef,'12f=f
and
(4.17)
andforanisotropicmatrix
E'11m=E'22m=Em,'12m=m
and
(4.18)
Equations4.6and4.12provideareasonablyaccurateestimateoflongitudinalmodulusE11 and12,
respectively.However,thetransversemodulusE22andtheshearmodulusG12,estimatedusingEqs.
4.8and4.16,arenotsoaccuratemainlyduetothereasonthatthestressesinboththefibreandthematrix
are assumed to be the same. The volume element considered in the above mechanics of materials
approach does not adequately represent the micro structure of the composite. Advanced analytical
methodsemploybettermicromodelsalongwiththerealisticmaterialbehaviourandboundryconditions.
The analytical method using a selfconsistent field model provides a better estimation of composite
propertiesincomparisontothemechanicsofmaterialsapproach.Themodelassumesthecomposite
to be a concentric cylinder (Fig. 4.6) in which a transversely isotropic matrix. Although the assumed
micromodelissimple,itpermitsformulationoftheproblembasedonthetheoryofelasticitysothatitis
possibletoachievethestressandstrainvariationsinarealisticmanner,andtherelationsfortheeffective
compositepropertiesarethenderived.Thesepropertiesareexpressedasfollows:
(4.19)
(4.20)
(4.21)
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(4.22)
(4.23)
whereK'istheplanestrainbulkmodulus.
(4.24)
inwhichK',G'23,'122andE'11aredefinedinEqs.4.19through4.23.
(4.25)
withE'11,E'22,K',and'12definedintheaboverelations.
Notethatforisotropicfibresandmatrices,
and
(4.26)
4.2.2StrengthPropertiesofUnidirectionalComposites
Thestrengthofamaterialisdefinedasthelevelofstressatwhichfailureoccurs.Thestrengthisa
material constant. Most of the isotropic structural materials possess only one constant i.e., the uniaxial
tensilestrength.Theshearstrengthisnormallyrelatedtothetensilestrength.Abrittleisotropicmaterial
may have different strength values in tension and compression and may be termed as a twoconstant
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material.Incontrast,acompositeisamulticonstantmaterial.ReferringtoFig.4.1,itmaybestatedthata
unidirectional composite may possess three normal strengths X'11, X'22, X'33 and three shear strengths
X'12 , X'13, X'23. A normal strength may have different values in tension and compression, as the
compressiveforceusuallyinducesprematurefailureduetobucklingoffibreswhichhaveextremelyhigh
slenderness ratio. So there are a total of nine independent strength constants X'11t, X'22t, X'33t, X'11c,
X'22c,X'33c,X'12,X'13,X'23.
Attemptsmadeusingmicromechanicalanalysestodeterminethesestrengthconstants,metwith
littlesuccess.Thisisprimarilyduetothereasonthatthemicromodelsusedintheseanalysesaregrossly
unrealistic.Infact,itisextremelydifficulttosimulatetherealisticcomposite,astheinitialmicrostructure
changes continuously with the increase of applied stress and propagation of failure in the form of fibre
fracture, matrix cracking, fibrematrix debond and so on at several points located randomly within the
composite.Thebrittlenessofthefibreandthematrixaggravatesthesituation.ThisisillustratedinFig.
4.7.Notethatlcistheineffectivelength.Thepresenceofasinglesurfaceflawinabrittlefibrecausesthe
fibre to fracture at A (Fig. 4.7a). This induces high shear stresses and causes the fibrematrix debond
alongthefibredirection(Fig.4.7b).Alsowhenafibrefractures,aredistributionofstressesinthevicinity
results in the tensile fracture of the adjacent fibre due to stress concentration. This process leads to the
propagation of the crack in the direction transverse to the propagation of the crack in the direction
transversetothefibres(Fig.4.7c).Infact,thefinalfailureofacompositeisresultedduetothecumulative
damagecausedbyseveralmicroandmacrolevelfailures.
LongitudinalTensileStrength,X'11t
AsimplerelationcanbederivedforthelongitudinaltensilecompositestrengthX'11t usingthe
'ruleofmixtures'andisexpressedas
X'11t=X'11fVf+X'11mVm(4.27)
Hereitisassumedthat,ataparticularlevelofstress,allfibresfractureatthesametimeandthefailure
occurs in the same plane. That this idealization is grossly unrealistic has already been argued in the
precedingparagraph.
Now, let us examine the validity of Eq. 4.27 for two composite systems: (i) a carbon/epoxy
composite,inwhichthefibrefailurestrainislessthanthematrixfailurestrain,i.e., '11fu< '11mu (Fig.
4.8a)and(ii)carbon/carboncompositewhen '11fu > '11mu (Fig.4.8b). In these cases, both fibres and
matricesarebrittle.Inthecaseofcarbon/epoxycomposite,whenVfismuchhigherthanVm,thestrength
ofthecompositeisprimarilycontrolledbythefibrefracture.Oncethefibresfail,verylittleresistanceis
offeredbythematrix.So,thestrengthofthecompositeisgivenby
X'11t=X'11fV'f+'11mVm(4.28)
where'11misthestresslevelinthematrixwhenthefibresfracture.Ontheotherhand,whenVfislow,
thereisasufficientamountofmatrixtoresisttheloadafterthefailureoffibres.Inthatcase,
X'11t=X'11mtVm(4.29)
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ItisthereforeobviousthatthereexistsalimitingvalueofVf atwhichthefinalfailurechangesfromthe
fibre failure mode to the matrix failure mode. One may argue in a similar way to identify the possible
failuremechanisms in the case of a carbon/carbon composite also (Fig. 4.8b) as well as in the cases of
othercompositesinwhicheitherfibresormatricesorbothareductile.Butthefactremainsthatthereisno
singlerelationwhichisabletodefinetheuniaxialtensilestrengthofarealisticcomposite.
However,Rosen'smodelofcumulativedamage,whichisbasedontheWeibulldistributionofthe
strengthlengthrelationship,providessomewhatbetterestimationofX'11t,whenthefibresandthematrix
exhibitbrittlebehaviour.ThismodelassumesthatthecompositeconsistsofNfibresoforiginallengthL
and the weaker fibres fracture due to the applied tensile stress (Fig. 4.9). The original length is then
dividedintoMsegments,whereeachsegment(bundleorlink)isoflength1c.Thusthecompositeformsa
chainofMbundles(links).Whenthenumberoffibresareverylarge(highVf)thestrengthofeachbundle
or chain link assumes the same value, i.e., the strength of the composite becomes equal to the link
strength.Thisisexpressedas
(4.30)
whereandarematerialconstantsandcanbedeterminedexperimentally.Thetensile strength of the
compositeisthendeterminedusing
(4.31)
Notethatlc is called the ineffective length or critical fibre lengthandisdeterminedusingtheshearlag
stress.Itisgivenby
(4.32)
whereX'f is the tensile fracture strength of the fibre, d is the diameter of the fibre and Xi is the fibre
matrixinterfacialshearstrength.
ThelongitudinalcompressivestrengthX'11cofaunidirectionalcompositeisprimarilyaffectedby
thebucklingoffibres.Inasimplifiedmodel,thefibresaretreatedasisotropicthinplateslyinginthex'1
x'2plane(Fig.4.10)andaresupportedonanisotrpicelasticmedium(matrix).Fibresmaybuckleintwo
modesextensionandshear.In
the extension mode, the matrix along the length of the fibre experiences alternate expansion and
contraction,whereasthematrixissubjectedtoshearingdeformationintheshearmode.Thecompressive
strengthisthendeterminedemployingthestrainenergymethod.Fortheextensionalmode,
(4.33)
or,
(4.34)
andfortheshearmode
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(4.35)
Thetransversestrengthpropertiesnormallydependonthematrixproperties.Thetransversetensile
strength X'22t may also depend on the fibrematrix interface strength, as illustrated in Fig. 4.11. The
experimental data for some composites confirm that the transverse tensile strength enhances with the
improvementinthefibrematrixinterfacebond.Theactualfracturepath,however,isamixtureoffibre
matrixdebond,fibresplittingandmatrixcracking.Arealisticmodelshouldbebasedonthevariationof
statisticaldataforallthesefailuremodes.Twosimplerelations,forthepredictionofthetransversetensile
strengthX'22t and transverse compressive strength X'22c ofaunidirectional composite, are presented as
follows:
(4.36)
(4.37)
Theserelationsassumethatthetransversestrengthofacompositeprimarilydependsonthestrengthofthe
matrix.
4.2.3HygrothermalProperties
TransportProperties
The evaluation of transport properties like moisture diffusivity, heat conductivity, electric
conductivity, dielectric constant and magnetic permeability of a unidirectional composite follows the
similar procedure when one uses a selfconsistent field model. The resulting relations are, therefore,
identicalforalltransportproperties.Theprocedureis,hence,illustratedconsideringonlyonecasethe
diffusion of moisture through a unidirectional composite. Consider the concentric cylindrical model as
shown in Fig. 4.6. Both the fibre and the matrix are assumed to be moisture permeable. For example,
aramidfibresandpolymermatricesaremoisturepermeable.Forthediffusionofmoisturealongthefibre
direction(x'1axis),themoisturediffusionequationassumestheform
(4.38)
where C is the moisture concentration per unit volume, t is time and d'11 is the longitudinal moisture
diffusioncoefficientofthecomposite.
Steadystatecondition
Equation4.38takestheform
(4.39)
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Assumingtheboundaryconditions(Fig.4.6)tobeasat
x'1=0,C=0andx'1=L,C=C0(4.40)
thesolutionisderivedas
(4.41)
thatsatisfiesEqs.4.39and4.40.
Thedirectionofmoisturediffusionperunitareaparalleltothex'1directionisdefinedas
(4.42)
Thetotalrateofmoisturediffusingthroughthecrosssectionoftheconcentriccylinderisgivenby
(4.43)
Notethat
and
(4.44)
whered'11fandd'11marethelongitudinalmoisturediffusivitiesforthefibreandthematrix,respectively.
SubstitutingEqs.4.42and4.44inEq.4.43andnotingthat
Rf2/R2=Vfand(R2Rf2)/R2=Vmoneobtains
d'11=d'11fVf+d'11mVm(4.45)
whenthefibres(e.g.,glass,carbon,etc.)areimpermeabletomoisture
d'11=d'11mVm(4.46)
Thetransversemoisturediffusioncoefficientd'22 canalsobedeterminedusingasimilarself
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consistentfieldmodelandis,givenas
(4.47)
Whenfibresareimpermeabletomoisture,Eq.4.47reducesto
(4.48)
The longitudinal and transverse thermal conductivities k'11 and k'22 of the unidirectional
compositecanbedeterminedbyreplacing'd'with'k'inEqs.4.45and4.47,respectively.Notethat,inthat
case,heatconductiontakesplaceboththroughthefibreandthematrix.Theothertransportpropertiescan
alsobederivedinasimilarwayusingEqs.4.45and4.47.
ExpansionalStrains
The longitudinal expansional strains (due to temperature or moisture) of a unidirectional
composite can be determined using the simple 'mechanics of materials approach ' as discussed earlier.
ConsiderthemicromodelinFig.4.3.Thetotallongitudinalstrains,afteraccountingforthe mechanical
strainandtheexpansionalstrain,aregivenas
andalso
andalso
(4.49)
SolvingEqs.(4.49)onegets
and
(4.50)
Assumingfreeexpansion '11= '11e,thefirstrelationofEqs.4.50yields

'11=0(4.51)
Therefore,
'11W='11fWf+'11mWm=0
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or,
(4.52)
DividingEq.(4.52)byWandnotingthat
and
and
Vm=Wm/Woneobtains
(4.53)
Observing that the thermal expansional strain of a specimen of length L due to a rise of
temperature T is given by
= LT, the longitudinal thermal expansion coefficient '11 of a
unidirectionalcompositeisderivedfromEq.4.53asfollows:
(4.54)
Similarly, the longitudinal moisture expansion coefficient '11 ofaunidirectional composite is obtained
fromEq.4.54replacing''by''.
Forthetransverseexpansionalstrain '22e,the'selfconsistentfieldmodel'approachis,however,
preferred.Theexpressionfor '22ecanbederivedas
(4.55)
Thetransversethermalexpansioncoefficient'22isthenderivedfromEq,4.55inasimilarway
(4.56)
Thetransversemoistureexpansioncoefficient'22isobtainedfromEq.(4.56)byreplacing''with''.
4.3PARTICULATEANDSHORTFIBRECOMPOSITES
Aunidirectionalcompositeprovidessomesortofregularityinthemicrostructure,asthefibresare
continuousandalignedinonedirection.Thishelpstoassureasimplemicromodelwithaconstantstrain
orstressfieldandusethe'mechanicsofmaterials'approachtodeterminethecompositeproperties.Sucha
simple analytical treatment with constant stress or constant strain field is not adequate in the case of
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particulateandshortfibrecomposites.Themicrostructureisnotuniformthroughthecompositemedium.
The point to point variation of the microstructure is quite significant in many situations due to wide
variations in the shape, size and properties of fillers and reinforcements and their orientation and
distributioninthematrixphase.Thediscontinuousnatureofsomeofthesereinforcementsaddstomore
complexities. There exist innumerable high stress zones around irregular shaped particulate
reinforcements and at the tips of short fibres. The assumption of constant stress and strain fields is no
morevalid.Furthercomplicationsariseduetotheanisotropycausedbythealignmentofshortfibresand
flakeparticulates.
Alltheseprecludeageneraltreatmentoftheproblem.Asinglecompositemicromodel,innoway
can represent all composites of this category. Composites with different reinforcements may require
different micromodels and analytical treatments. This is probably the main reason why the
micromechanics analysis of this class of composites has not received much attention from researchers.
There is also another important reason for the dearth of information in the area. In comparison to
particulate and short fibre composites, unidirectional composites find extensive uses in structural
componentsinseveralengineeringdisciplines.Thishascreatedmoreawarenessand,inturncontributed
tothegrowthofknowledgeinthemicromechanicsofunidirectionalcomposites,whiletheunderstanding
ofthemicromechanicalbehaviourofparticulateandshortfibrecompositestillcontinuestoremainatits
nascentstage.
4.3.1ParticulateComposites
ThesimplestmechanicsofmaterialsapproachusesclassicalVoigt(constantstrain)andReuss
(constant stress) models to estimate the elastic properties for an isotropic composite. With the Voigt
model,thebulkmoduluskandtheshearmodulusGaregivenas
P=VfPf+VmPm,
whereP=K,G
andE=9KG/(3K+G)
=(3K2G)/(6K+2G)(4.58)
andwiththeReussmodel,therelationsare
(4.59)
ThepropertiespredictedbyVoigtmodel(highest)andReussmodel(lowest)aretwoextremesto
the real values. Several improved analytical models are known to exist, but are not easily amenable to
simpledesignuses.TheHalpinTsaimodel,whichisbasedonasemiempiricalapproach,ispopularand
providesbothupperandlowerboundsthatfallwithintheVoigtandReusslimits.Simplerelationsthatare
developedbasedonanimprovedcombiningrulearefoundtoprovideareasonablygoodestimateofthe
propertiesofanisotropiccomposite(Pf>Pmand0<f<0.5).
Thesearepresentedasfollows:
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(4.60)
withP=K,G.
Forbulkmodulus,
andforshearmodulus,G:
(4.61)
Young 's modulus E and Poisson 's ratio are then determined from Eqs.4.60 and 4.61 using
Eqs.4.58.
Thethermalexpansioncoefficientisgivenby
(4.62)
whereKisobtainedusingEqs.4.60and4.61.
4.3.2ShortFibreComposites
Asimplemodelassumesarandomlyorientedshortfibrecompositeasaquasiisotropicmicro
laminateinwhicheachlaminaconsistsofagroupofshortfibresorientedalongaparticulardirection.P
isdeterminedusingthemodifiedHalpinTsairelationasgivenby
(4.63)
wherefor
E'11,longitudinalmodulus,=2l/D
E'22,transversemodulus,=2
G'12,inplaneshearmodulus,=1
G'23,transverseshearmodulus,=(34m)1
Note,thatlanddarethelengthandthediameteroftheshortfibre,respectively.Boththematrixandthe
fibreareisotropicinnature.ThePoisson'sratio'12isestimatedusingthesimplemixturerule.
Thelongitudinaltensilestrengthisdependentonthecriticalfibrelengthlc(Eq.4.32)andisgiven
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by
where'misthestressonthematrixwhenthefibrebreaks.
Table4.1Additionalmicromechanicsrelationsforunidirectionalcomposites
1. Volumefractions:
Vf+Vm+Vv=1(1)
Foravoidfreecomposite,Vv=0Vf+Vm=1
2. Massfractions
Mf+Mm=1(2)
3. Voidvolumefraction
Vv=1[(Mf/f)+(Mm/m)](3)
4. Compositedensity
=fVf+mVm(4)
5. Fibrevolumefraction
(5)
6. Matrixvolumefraction
(6)
7.Transversemodulus
(7)
8.Shearmoduli
(8a)
(8b)
9.Poisson'sratio
(9)
10.Longitudinalcompressionstrength
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(fibrecrushing)(10a)
(microbuckling)(10b)
(10c)
11.Transversethermalconductivity
(11a)
(11b)
whereKmf=2(Km/Kf1)foracylindricalfibre.
(forMMCs)(11c)
12.Transversemoisturediffusivity
(12a)
(12b)
wheredmf=2(dm/df1)foracylindricalfibre.
13.Thermalexpansioncoefficients
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(13a)
(13b)
(13c)
(forMMCs)
(13d)
14.Transversemoistureexpansioncoefficients
(14)
15.Heatcapacity
(15)
Table4.2:Typicalpropertiesofsomecommonfibres
S.
N0.
Property
Boron
Carbon(T300)
Kelvar
49
SGlass
EGlass
Rayon
(T50)
1.
Fibrediameter,dm
140
12
2.
Density,fgm/cm3
2.63
1.77
1.47
2.49
2.49
1.94
3.
LongitudinalModulus,
E'11fGPa
400
220
150
85
75
380
TransverseModulus,
E'22fGPa
400
14
4.2
85
75
6.2
4.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
LongitudinalShear
modulus,G'12fGPa
170
2.9
36
30
7.6
TransverseShear
modulus,G'23fGPa
170
4.6
1.5
36
30
4.8
LongitudinalPoisson's
ratio,'12f
0.2
0.2
0.35
0.2
0.2
0.2
TransversePoisson's
ratio,'23f
0.2
0.25
0.35
0.2
0.22
0.25
1.30
0.92
1.05
0.71
0.71
0.84
38.0
1003.0
2.94
36.30
13.0
1003.0
38.0
100.3
2.94
36.30
13.0
100.3
5.0
1.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
7.7
5.0
10.1
54
5.0
5.0
10.1
Boron
Carbon(T300)
Kelvar
49
SGlass
EGlass
Rayon
(T50)
4140
2415
2760
4140
2760
1730
4830
1800
500
3450
2400
1380
700
550
400
1050
690
350
Nickel
Titan
Heatcapacity,Cf
kJ/(kgk)
10.
LongitudinalHeat
conductivityk'11f
W/(mk)
11.
TransverseHeat
conductivityk'22f
W/(mk)
12.
Longitudinalthermal
Expansioncoefficient,
'11f106m/m/K
13.
Transversethermal
expansioncoefficient,
'22f106m/m/K
S.
N0.
Property
14.
Longitudinal
compressivestrength,
X'11ftMPa
15.
Longitudinal
compressivestrength,
X'11fcMPa
16.
Shearstrength,X'12f
MPa
Table4.3:Typicalpropertiesofsomecommonmatrices
S
Property
Poly
Epoxy
Phe
Poly
Nylon
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No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
imide
ium
1.22
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.14
2.8
8.9
4.4
Young's
Modulus, Em
GPa
3.45
3.45
11
3.45
70
210
110
Shear
Modulus, Gm
GPa
1.28
1.28
4.07
1.11
1.28
26.12
81.40
44
Poisson's
ratio,m
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.34
0.29
0.25
Heat capacity,
CmkJ/(kgk)
1.05
0.96
1.30
1.15
1.67
0.96
0.46
0.39
Heat
conductivity,
kmW/(mk)
2.16
0.18
0.21
0.25
0.19
171
62.0
7.0
36.0
64.3
80.0
80.0
46.0
23.4
13.3
9.5
0.39
1.637
1.20
1.80
1.10
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.33
0.38
0.38
0.50
0.45
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
90
60
60
81.4
310
760
1170
210
130
200
140
60.7
310
760
1170
Thermal
expansion
coefficient,
Moisture
diffusivity,
Moisture
expansion
coefficient,m
m/m/C
10.
Al
gm/cm3
dm1013m2/s
9.
ester
Density,m
m106m/m/k
8.
nolic
Tensile
strength, Xtm
MPa
11.
Compressive
strength, Xcm
MPa
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12.
Shearstrength,
XsmMpa
90
60
80
50
66.2
180
440
675
Table4.4:Thermoelasticpropertiesofthreeunidirectionalcomposites(Vf=0.6)
S.
No
Property
Kelvar/Epoxy
T300/
Epoxy
Boron/
polyimide
Fomulae
used
1.
Density,gm/cm3
1.40
1.58
2.07
Eq.4*
2.
Longitudinalmodulus,E'11GPa
91.38
133.38
241.38
Eq.4.6*
3.
Transversemodulus,E'22GPa
4.00
8.29
14.87
Eq.7*
4.
Poisson'sratio,'12='13
0.35
0.26
0.26
Eq.4.12*
5.
Poisson'sratio,'23
0.484
0.424
0.394
Eq.9*
6.
Inplaneshearmodulus,G'12=
2.26
3.81
5.53
Eq.8a*
1.44
2.90
5.53
Eq.8b*
1.836
601.87
23.66
Eq.4.45*
0.57
0.72
6.95
Eq.11b*
1.017
0.933
5.28
Eq.15*
2.48
1.99
5.28
Eq.4.54*
61.32
2.73
1.48
Eq.13b*
G'13GPa
7.
Transverseshearmodulus,G'23
GPa
8.
Longitudinalconductivity,k'11W/
(mk)
9.
Transverseconductivity,k'22
W/(mk)
10.
Heatcapacity,ckJ/(kgk)
11.
Longitudinalthermalexpansion
coefficient,'11(x106)m/m/k
12.
Transversethermalexpansion
coefficient,'22(x106)m/m/k
*Eqs.OfTable4.1
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4.4BIBLIOGRAPHY
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4.5EXERCISES
(Usematerialpropertiesandformulaegiveninthischapterfornumericalresults)
1.Usingsimplerulesofmixture,deriveexpressionsforE'11,E'22,'12andG'12.
2.Foramatrixofgivenweight,whatshouldtheweightoffibressothatthefibrevolumefractionof
thecompositeis0.7i.e.,Vf=0.7.
3.Foraboron/polyimidecomposite(Vf=0.7)determinethevaluesofE'22 andG'22 usingvarious
formulaeandmakeacomparativeanalysis.
4.Foracarbon/aluminiumcomposite(Vf=0.5)determinethevaluesofE'11,E'22,'12andG'12.
5. Determine d '11 and d '22 for a carbon/epoxy composites (Vf = 0.7) and for Kevlar/epoxy
composite(Vf=0.6anddf=5dm).
6.Determinek'11andk'22foracarbonpolyimideandboron/polyimidecomposites(Vf=0.7).
7.Determine'11and'22foraboron/aluminiumcomposite(Vf=0.5).
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8.Determine'11and'22foraKevlar/epoxycomposite(Vf=0.7).Assume'f=0.5'm.
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'11= '11f= '11m=L/L

So, '22=W/W= '22fVf+ '22mVm

Now,= '12W=WVf '12f+WVm '12m

Assumingfreeexpansion '11= '11e,thefirstrelationofEqs.4.50yields

= LT, the longitudinal thermal expansion coefficient '11 of a

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