Co-curing bonding of carbon fibre/epoxy composite joints with excellent structure integrity using carbon fibre/PEEK tapes

Dong Quan; Guoqun Zhao; Gennaro Scarselli; René Alderliesten

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109567

Co-curing bonding of carbon fibre/epoxy composite joints with excellent structure integrity using carbon fibre/PEEK tapes

Dong Quan, Guoqun Zhao^*, Gennaro Scarselli, René Alderliesten

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A novel co-curing process was proposed for the bonding of carbon fibre/epoxy composites by replacing traditional epoxy adhesives with carbon fibre/PEEK (CF/PEEK) tapes, with an attempt to improve the structure integrity. The lap-shear strengths, fatigue resistance and mode-I and mode-II fracture behaviour of the co-cured joints at 22 °C and 130 °C were investigated, and the failure mechanisms were also studied. The experimental results demonstrated that, by replacing an aerospace structural adhesive with surface-treated CF/PEEK tapes for the co-curing bonding of composite joints, the lap-shear strength of the joints had been increased by 47% and 68% at 22 °C and 130 °C, respectively; the fatigue life had been extended by 3.39 times; the mode-I fracture energy had been increased by 70% and 182% at 22 °C and 130 °C, respectively; and the mode-II fracture energy had been increased by 59% and 54% at 22 °C and 130 °C, respectively. An analysis on the failure surfaces of the tested specimens proved significant plastic deformation and breakage of the PEEK resin and extensive carbon fibre delamination being the main failure mechanisms of the CF/PEEK bonded joints. Overall, this study demonstrated a huge potential of replacing traditional film adhesives with CF/PEEK tapes for the co-curing bonding of aerospace composite joints with significantly enhanced structure integrity and thermal stability.

Original language	English
Article number	109567
Number of pages	9
Journal	Composites Science and Technology
Volume	227
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109567
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Co-curing bonding
Fractography
Fracture toughness
Mechanical properties
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)

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