Abstract
Recently, polymeric nanofiber veils have gained lot of interest for various industrial and research applications. Embedding polymeric veils has proven to be one of the most effective ways to prevent delamination caused by the poor out-of-plane properties of composite laminates. The polymeric veils are introduced between plies of a composite laminate, and their targeted effects on delamination initiation and propagation have been widely studied. This paper presents an overview of the application of nanofiber polymeric veils as toughening interleaves in fiber-reinforced composite laminates. It presents a systematic comparative analysis and summary of attainable fracture toughness improvements based on electrospun veil materials. Both Mode I and Mode II tests are covered. Various popular veil materials and their modifications are considered. The toughening mechanisms introduced by polymeric veils are identified, listed, and analyzed. The numerical modeling of failure in Mode I and Mode II delamination is also discussed. This analytical review can be used as guidance for veil material selection, for estimation of the achievable toughening effect, for understanding the toughening mechanism introduced by veils, and for the numerical modeling of delamination.
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