Inspection of drop-weight impact damage in woven CFRP laminates fabricated by different processes Zhang, J., Fox, B. L., Gao, D. and Stevenson, A. W. 2009, Inspection of drop-weight impact damage in woven CFRP laminates fabricated by different processes, Journal of composite materials, vol. 43, no. 19, pp. 1939-1946, doi: 10.1177/0021998308078686. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Inspection of drop-weight impact damage in woven CFRP laminates fabricated by different processes Author(s) Zhang, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-4257-8148 Fox, B. L. Gao, D. Stevenson, A. W. Journal name Journal of composite materials Volume number 43 Issue number 19 Start page 1939 End page 1946 Total pages 8 Publisher Sage Place of publication London, England Publication date 2009-09 ISSN 0021-9983 1530-793X Keyword(s) impact damage X-radiography Manufacturing fast heating rate Summary The influence of manufacturing process on the drop-weight impact damage in woven carbon/epoxy laminates was inspected by visual observation, dyepenetrant X-ray technique, and optical microscopy observation. The MTM56/ CF0300 woven quasi-isotropic laminates were fabricated by two processes: the autoclave and the Quickstep processes. QuickstepTM is a novel composite manufacturing process, which was designed for the out-of-autoclave production of high-quality composite parts at lower cost. It utilizes higher heat conduction of fluid other than gas to transfer heat to components, which results in much shorter cure cycles. The laminates cured by this fast heating process showed different impact failure modes from those cured by the conventional autoclave process. The residual indentation in the top side of the Quickstep-cured laminates had a bigger diameter, but a smaller depth at the same impact energy level. Dye-penetrant X-ray revealed more intense and connected impact damage regions in the autoclave-cured laminates. Optical micrography as a supplementary method showed less severe matrix damage in the quickstep-cured laminates indicating a more ductile property of the resin matrix cured at a faster heating rate. Language eng DOI 10.1177/0021998308078686 Field of Research 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials Socio Economic Objective 880399 Aerospace Transport not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30025536 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 15:22:28 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 15:24:04 EST Tue, 23 Mar 2010, 12:22:35 EST Wed, 21 Apr 2010, 14:33:12 EST Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 08:47:16 EST Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 15:42:53 EST Fri, 23 Apr 2010, 12:07:26 EST Fri, 23 Apr 2010, 12:08:40 EST Thu, 19 Dec 2013, 14:22:34 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 14:58:16 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 10:10:21 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 5 times in TR Web of Science Cited 9 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1097 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 15:22:21 EST by Sandra Dunoon