A novel pultrusion method and axial compression behavior of 3-D braiding-winding-pultrusion composite tubes at different temperatures

Abstract

The 3-D carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix composite tubes were designed and formed via a type of novel braiding-winding-pultrusion processing technique. The effects of temperature environments (lower, normal and high temperature) on the axial compressive mechanical responses and damage behaviors of novel 3-D braiding-winding-pultrusion composite (BWPC) tubes were investigated. It was found that the BWPC tubes combined with three forming process features has a complex compression failure mode. The CT image was show that the fiber damage methods of braiding, winding and pultrusion layer were different, and the structural design of the tubes directly affects the axial bearing capacity. The axial quasi-static compression failures of tubes were the flowering failure of petals at one end. The fiber fracture and fiber block falling off was more apparent when under the lower temperature environment. The research also indicated that, when the temperature exceeds 180 °C, the resin softening and stratification will be destroyed.