Estudo da resistência residual de compósitos poliméricos de fibra de vidro-e e kevlar 49 após sofrerem impacto de baixa velocidade

Abstract

The mechanical properties of the composite materials, used in the most diverse industrial applications, can be significantly reduced by the occurrence of low speed impacts. These impacts can cause internal damage to the material and compromise its integrity. Thus, the present study aims to perform an experimental analysis of the residual resistance to three-point flexural test and compression after impact (CAI), in two types of composite laminates of orthophthalic polymeric matrix, being one of them reinforced with 7 layers of E-Glass bidirectional tissue (CV) and the other reinforced with 7 layers of Kevlar 49 bidirectional tissue (CK), subject to low speed impacts. This study is of great importance because it tries to lead to the premature appearance of structural instability and the consequent restriction of its use. The energy used in this work for the two types of laminates was approximately 96J. In addition, for the Kevlar fiber reinforced composite material, were made successive impacts with the same energy being checked its influence on the properties of the laminate, where it was tested with a repetition of 5 times and 10 times the maximum energy of 96J.As result, it was found that in the CV laminate, both in the compression properties and three-point flexural properties, the resistance remained practically unchanged while the modulus had a decrease after impact. In the CK laminate, there was a decrease both in compression properties and three-point flexural properties after impact. This integrity loss of these materials can be justified by the occurrence of delamination at the interfaces of the composites.