Table 7.
A detailed summary of the effect of low and cryogenic temperatures on the impact behaviour of fibre-reinforced composites.
| Fibre | Structure | Matrix | Temperature [K] |
Properties Compared to Room Temperature | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon | UD | Epoxy (R608) | 77 | Impact energy (I) increases | [189] |
| Carbon | QI and cross-ply laminates from UD | Epoxy (3501-6) | 123 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) increases | [179] |
| Carbon | Woven | Epoxy (8552) | 123 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) decreases, and low-velocity impact (I) energy increases | [179] |
| Carbon | UD | Vinyl Ester | 173 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) increases to 130 % | [190] |
| Carbon | UD | Vinyl Ester | 223 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) decreases, and low-velocity impact (I) energy increases | [191,192] |
| Glass | Woven | Vinyl Ester | 223 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) decreases, and low-velocity impact (I) energy increases to 3 % | [176] |
| Glass (E-glass) | Woven | Epoxy | 223 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) decreases, and low-velocity impact (I) energy increases | [193] |
| Glass (E-glass) | Woven | Epoxy | 213 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) decreases, and low-velocity impact (I) energy increases | [177] |
| Basalt | Chopped fibre | PP (HP 500M) + nano clay | 77 | Absorbed energy (Eabs) increases, and low-velocity impact (I) energy decreases to 8% | [194] |