Abstract
Thermal fatigue tests were conducted on high temperature resistant carbon fiber reinforced plastics cross-ply laminates to evaluate microscopic damage progress which affects macroscopic mechanical behavior of the laminates. Materials system used were thermoplastic polyetheretherketone based, AS4/PEEK and thermoset bismaleimide based, G40-800/5260. Several types of laminate configuration were used to clarify the effect of ply thickness on microscopic damage progress. Microscopic damages were observed using optical microscopy and soft X-ray radiography. Energy release rate associated with transverse cracking was calculated using variational analysis. The modified Paris law was used to predict transverse cracking. From comparison to mechanical fatigue test results, it is clarified that transverse crack accumulation rate was larger under thermal fatigue loading at same energy release rate range due to the dependence of the fracture toughness on temperature.
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