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For a glass fiber–epoxy matrix combination, the critical ratio of fiber length to fiber di...

For a glass fiber–epoxy matrix combination, the critical ratio of fiber length to fiber diameter is 40. Using the data in Table 16.4, determine the fiber–matrix bond strength.

Table 16.4 Characteristics of Several Fiber–Reinforcement Materials

Material

Specific Gravity

Tensile Strength [GPa (106 psi)]

Specific Strength (GPa)

Modulus of Elasticity [GPa (106 psi)]

Specific Modulus (GPa)

 

 

Whiskers

 

 

 

Graphite

2.2

20 (3)

9.1

700 (100)

318

Silicon nitride

3.2

5–7 (0.75–1.0)

1.56–2.2

350–380 (50–55)

109–118

Aluminum oxide

4.0

10–20 (1–3)

2.5–5.0

700–1500 (100–220)

175–375

Silicon carbide

3.2

20 (3)

6.25

480 (70)

150

 

 

Fibers

 

 

 

Aluminum oxide

3.95

1.38 (0.2)

0.35

379 (55)

96

Aramid (Kevlar 49)

1.44

3.6–4.1 (0.525–0.600)

2.5–2.85

131 (19)

91

Carbona

1.78–2.15

1.5–4.8 (0.22–0.70)

0.70–2.70

228–724 (32–100)

106–407

E-glass

2.58

3.45 (0.5)

1.34

72.5 (10.5)

28.1

Boron

2.57

3.6 (0.52)

1.40

400 (60)

156

Silicon carbide

3.0

3.9 (0.57)

1.30

400 (60)

133

UHMWPE (Spectra 900)

0.97

2.6 (0.38)

2.68

117 (17)

121

 

 

Metallic Wires

 

 

 

High-strength steel

7.9

2.39 (0.35)

0.30

210 (30)

26.6

Molybdenum

10.2

2.2 (0.32)

0.22

324 (47)

31.8

Tungsten

19.3

2.89 (0.42)

0.15

407 (59)

21.1

aAs explained in Section 13.8, because these fi bers are composed of both graphitic and turbostratic forms of carbon, the term carbon instead of graphite is used to denote these fi bers.

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