Table 2.
Mode I critical strain energy release rates GIC (N/mm).
Initial delamination length a0 = 25 mm | Sample | Criterion | CC | CBT | MCC |
1 | P max | 0.309 | 0.324 | 0.480 | |
P AE | 0.309 | 0.325 | 0.482 | ||
2 | P max | 0.365 | 0.370 | 0.443 | |
P AE | 0.359 | 0.364 | 0.441 | ||
3 | P max | 0.309 | 0.309 | 0.386 | |
P AE | 0.307 | 0.307 | 0.384 | ||
4 | P max | 0.340 | 0.346 | 0.356 | |
P AE | 0.343 | 0.349 | 0.360 | ||
5 | P max | 0.258 | 0.279 | 0.379 | |
P AE | 0.254 | 0.275 | 0.374 | ||
Initial delamination length a0 = 50mm | |||||
6 | P max | 0.432 | 0.436 | 0.418 | |
P AE | 0.429 | 0.433 | 0.413 | ||
7 | P max | 0.335 | 0.365 | 0.607 | |
P AE | 0.333 | 0.363 | 0.602 |