Abstract

AbstractDelamination is always considered as a threat to the resin matrix composite laminates due to the nonvisibility from the outside. Much effort on the interleaving toughening has been made to improve the interlaminar fracture toughness. The synergistic toughening effect of thermoplastic resin and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been the topic in the interleaving toughening. In this study, the influence of the hybrid structure between thermoplastic polyetherketone‐cardo (PEK‐C) and CNTs on the toughening efficiency was investigated. The mode II interlaminar fracture toughness was tested and the fracture surface was examined by scanning electron microscope. The results showed that the interlaminar structure was closely related with the interlayer structure and the synergistic toughening effect depended greatly on the hybrid structure.

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