Table 4.
Material properties and cohesive element parameters of the epoxy resin.
Material Properties | Betamate 1044 [33] |
---|---|
(kg/m3) | 1350 |
Elastic modulus in the normal direction E (GPa) | 3.1 |
Elastic modulus in the transverse directions G1, G2 (GPa) | 1.55 |
(MPa) | 85.5 |
(MPa) | 70 |
Critical fracture energy in mode I GIC (J/m2) | 1680 |
Critical fracture energy in mode II GIIC (J/m2) | 3570 |