Effect of Loading Speed on Deformation of Composite Materials: A Critical Review

Authors

  • K Dash Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela-769008, India
  • Suvin Sukumaran Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela-769008, India
  • Bankim Chandra Ray Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela-769008, India

Keywords:

Composite: Crosshead Velocity: Loading speed: Strain rate

Abstract

Composite materials possess multiphase and by virtue of this have varied applications in the field
of automotive, aerospace and defense industries. These applications demand high-impact loading at many
instances, so the evaluation of the effect of impact loading on composite materials is important. Under high
strain loading, the composites mainly exhibit matrix properties but the variation arises when the amount of
reinforcement is considered. The response of composite materials to high-strain loading for dilute
concentration of reinforcement differs from that of highly populated reinforcement material. The loading
speed refers to the crosshead velocity which has direct proportionality with strain rate. Loading speed is an
experimental parameter which can be altered to study the crashworthiness of a material. This review report
contains a brief review of literature on the effect of loading speed on the deformation history of polymer,
metal and ceramic matrix composites.

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