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creators_name: Shah, S.Z.H.
creators_name: Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
creators_name: Karuppanan, S.
creators_name: Choudhry, R.S.
creators_name: Sajid, Z.
title: Off-Axis and On-Axis Performance of Novel Acrylic Thermoplastic (Elium®) 3D Fibre-Reinforced Composites under Flexure Load
ispublished: pub
keywords: Failure (mechanical); Fiber reinforced plastics; Thermoplastics, 3D composites; 3D fibers; Fibre-reinforced composite; Flexure behaviors; Off-axis flexure; Off-axis flexure behavior; Off-axis specimens; On-axis; On-axis flexure behavior, Thermosets
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abstract: The flexure response of novel thermoplastic (Elium®) 3D fibre-reinforced composites (FRC) was evaluated and compared with a conventional thermoset (Epolam®)-based 3D-FRC. Ten different types of sample 3D-FRC were prepared by varying fibre orientations, i.e., 0�, 30�, 45�, 60� and 90�, and resin system, i.e., thermoplastic and thermoset. The bending characteristics and failure mechanisms were determined by conducting a three-point bend test. Results elucidate that the on-axis specimens show linear response and brittle failure; in contrast, the off-axis specimens depicted highly nonlinear response and ductile failure. The thermoplastic on-axis specimen exhibited almost similar flexure strength; in comparison, the off-axis specimens show ~17 lower flexure strength compared to thermoset 3D-FRC. Thermoplastic 3D-FRC shows ~40 higher energy absorption, ~23 lower flexure modulus and ~27 higher flexure strains as compared to its thermoset counterpart. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
date: 2022
publisher: MDPI
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132279682&doi=10.3390%2fpolym14112225&partnerID=40&md5=d0a6bcc293cd92f1c7b23a55d6638a4a
id_number: 10.3390/polym14112225
full_text_status: none
publication: Polymers
volume: 14
number: 11
refereed: TRUE
issn: 20734360
citation:   Shah, S.Z.H. and Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. and Karuppanan, S. and Choudhry, R.S. and Sajid, Z.  (2022) Off-Axis and On-Axis Performance of Novel Acrylic Thermoplastic (Elium®) 3D Fibre-Reinforced Composites under Flexure Load.  Polymers, 14 (11).   ISSN 20734360