An experimental approach that assesses in-situ micro-scale damage mechanisms and fracture toughness in thermoplastic laminates under out-of-plane loading

Engineering

• Impact Toughness 100%
• Loading Plane 80%
• Microscale 60%
• Flexure 60%
• Damage Mechanism 40%
• Transverse Cracking 40%
• Lamination 40%
• Double-Cantilever Beam 40%
• Transverse Crack 40%
• Indentation 40%
• Scale Damage 40%
• Homopolymer 20%
• Scanning Electron Microscope 20%
• Cross-Ply Laminate 20%
• Failure Mechanism 20%
• Microcracks 20%
• Point Bending 20%
• Damage Mode 20%
• Development 20%
• Obtains 20%
• Experiments 20%
• Fracture 20%
• Fracture Parameter 20%
• Delamination Growth 20%

Material Science

• Fracture Toughness 100%
• Delamination 80%
• Polypropylene 60%
• Laminate 40%
• Thermoplastics 40%
• Bending 40%
• Mechanical Testing 20%
• Copolymer 20%
• Microcracks 20%
• Materials Property 20%
• Laminated Composite 20%