A CASSETTE-LIKE PEELING TEST SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE DELAMINATION RESISTANCE OF SOFT-TO-RIGID BONDING ASSEMBLIES

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Abstract

We develop a cassette-like peeling system for measuring fracture toughness of bonding assemblies composed of a soft film and a relatively rigid substrate. The system adopts a tensile load to drive the rotation of a cassette-like spool so as to peel the soft film, which facilitates its accommodation into universal testers. With this system, we maintain a self-similar fracture process zone and a stationary peeling front during peeling. Moreover, this simple-yet - versatile peeling configuration is naturally suitable for the evaluation of the delamination resistance of curved specimens, like those composite pipes manufactured by filament winding. A comprehensive validation is carried out by comparing the results of peeling a Kapton® tape and a hypereleastic film by using the developed peeling system and the conventional system. Featuring with the versatility and ease-to-use characteristic, the cassette-like peeling system has a potential to promote the next generation of peeling test standards.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022
PublisherComposite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Pages417-422
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9782970161400
StatePublished - 2022

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-03-16

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