Influence of stamping on the compressive behavior and the damage mechanisms of C/PEEK laminates bolted joints under severe conditions

B. Vieille (1) , W. Albouy (2) , Lakhdar Taleb (1)

1 GPM - Groupe de physique des matériaux
2 ICA - Institut Clément Ader

Bolted joint tests have been performed in order to evaluate the influence of stamping on the behavior of thermoplastic-based woven-ply laminates subjected to structural loadings under severe service conditions (120 C after hygrothermal aging). Compressive tests have been carried out on carbon fabrics reinforced PolyEtherEtherKetone (PEEK) laminates to investigate fibers buckling due to changes induced by stamping on the non-planar interply structure of woven-ply laminates. As compressive strength decreases by 13% in stamped laminates, it facilitates the plastic buckling of 0 and ±45 oriented fibers due to compressive loads in bolted joints. Contrary to double-lap joints, stamping does not affect the strength of single-lap joints, as the geometry of single-lap joints is non-symmetric. Stamping modifies the damage mechanisms of PEEK-based laminates under bolt-bearing loadings, such as the failure of stamped bolted joints is dominated by bearing failure mode.

Domains: Mechanics [physics.med-ph]; Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph]

B. Vieille, W. Albouy, Lakhdar Taleb. Influence of stamping on the compressive behavior and the damage mechanisms of C/PEEK laminates bolted joints under severe conditions. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015, 79, pp.631-638. ⟨10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.05.026⟩. ⟨hal-02107894⟩