Abstract
Experimental and numerical investigations are carried out to determine the low velocity impact (LVI) response of three different polypropylene (PP) composites. Three dimensional (3D) angle-interlock fabrics with Kevlar, basalt and a hybrid combination of both are produced. 3D composites are manufactured with these three fabrics using vacuum-assisted compression molding process with PP resin. LVI tests are conducted using a drop-weight impact equipment at the energy level of 240J. The LVI response of the three 3D-PP composites is compared in terms of peak force, energy absorption and damage modes. The experimental results indicate that the basalt 3D composites showed 6.62–13.73% higher peak force and H3D composites absorbed 7.67-48.49% more energy than the remaining composites. Results indicate that there is a considerable enhancement in the energy absorbing capability of hybrid composites as compared to Kevlar/PP and basalt/PP composites. Numerical simulations are carried out using the commercial finite element (FE) code ABAQUS/Explicit. A user-defined material subroutine (VUMAT) based on Chang-Chang linear orthotropic damage model, is implemented into the FE code. Good agreement between experimental and numerical simulations is achieved in terms of impact response characteristics.
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