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The Characteristic of CFRP Laminates Related to Water Absorption Subjected to Tensile, Bending, and Compression

Version 1 : Received: 28 March 2022 / Approved: 29 March 2022 / Online: 29 March 2022 (12:22:53 CEST)

How to cite: Sudarisman, S.; Hidayat, A.; Haniel, H.; Tiopan, M.; Himarosa, R.A.; Muflikhun, M.A. The Characteristic of CFRP Laminates Related to Water Absorption Subjected to Tensile, Bending, and Compression. Preprints 2022, 2022030382. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202203.0382.v1 Sudarisman, S.; Hidayat, A.; Haniel, H.; Tiopan, M.; Himarosa, R.A.; Muflikhun, M.A. The Characteristic of CFRP Laminates Related to Water Absorption Subjected to Tensile, Bending, and Compression. Preprints 2022, 2022030382. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202203.0382.v1

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) when subjected to tensile, bending, and compression. Half of the specimens are also subjected to water to find out how water influences. The CFRP is created using a combination of carbon fiber layers and epoxy resin Bisphenol A Epichlorohydrin with hardener and is formed using the vacuum infusion method. From the water absorption test, it was found that the average weight gain of the specimens was 2.9% and the lowest value was at 0.6%, it was concluded that the increase in wet specimen weight was not too significant and water absorption tended to be slow. Mechanical testing ob-tained the highest average tensile stress, bending stress, compressive stress, and modulus of elasticity of 195 MPa, 295 MPa, 96 MPa, and 8914 MPa were from dry specimens while the lowest average values were 146 MPa, 286 MPa, 81 MPa, and 6160 MPa from wet specimens. The results of micro-photo observations on the tensile test fracture show that the specimen has a XGM fracture character with delamination and splitting fractures happening in multiple areas. In the bending test, the specimens experienced buckling fracture due to the fiber breaking and the inability of the matrix to withstand the additional stress. Shear fracture happened during the compressive test. In conclusion, water absorption has a bad impact towards the composite strength.

Keywords

CFRP; vacuum infusion; water absorption; tensile test; bending test; compressive test

Subject

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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