Open AccessThermal response of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites irradiated by thermal radiation
Author(s) -
Yinjun Gao,
Lihong Gao,
Chen Ma,
Zhuang Ma,
Xianghua Zhang,
Guojun Peng,
Tian Zhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
materials research express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2053-1591
DOI - 10.1088/2053-1591/ab82c8
Subject(s) - composite material , materials science , irradiation , epoxy , thermal decomposition , thermal , radiation , thermal radiation , fiber , chemistry , optics , thermodynamics , physics , organic chemistry , nuclear physics
Although carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites (CF/EP) have been widely used in many fields, it is still unknown if such composites could be used in extreme environments exposed to high-intensity thermal radiation that could result in severe damage to materials. In this case, CF/CP has been prepared through thermocompression method and the thermal radiation experiment has been designed and performed. The obtained results show that the parameters including irradiation power density and irradiation time directly affect the damage degree. After irradiation with 4–6 W cm −2 of thermal radiation, decomposition occurred in all CF/EP composites. In addition, the numerical simulation method was used to calculate the effect process, and the results showed that when the thermal radiation coefficient was 0.88, the calculated temperature history was consistent with that of the experiment. After irradiated at 6 W cm −2 for 30 s, the decomposition thickness reaches to 0.7 mm, indicating the high-intensity thermal radiation has caused an obvious effect on CF/EP.