Effect of weight percentage chopped carbon fibers on the mechanism of cracks propagation for epoxy composites

Abstract EN

In this research, the mechanism of cracks propagation for epoxy / chopped carbon fibers composites have been investigated.

Carbon fibers (5 %, 10 %, 15 %, and 20 %) by weight were used to reinforce epoxy resin.

Bending test was carried out to evaluate the flexural strength in order to explain the mechanism of cracks propagation.

It was found that, the flexural strength will increase with increasing the percentage weight for carbon fibers.

At low stresses, the cracks will state at the lower surface for the specimen.

Increasing the stresses will accelerate the speed of cracks until fracture accorded.

The path of cracks is changed according to the distributions of carbon fibers.