Measuring the mode I adhesive fracture energy, G(IC), of structural adhesive joints: the results of an international round-robin
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Blackman, BRK
Kinloch, AJ
Paraschi, M
Teo, WS
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The results of an inter-laboratory round-robin test programme designed to validate a new protocol for determining the mode I adhesive fracture energy, GIC, of structural adhesive joints are presented. The analysis schemes employed by the protocol are described and critically compared in the light of these results. The importance of a number of validity checks on the data analyses are discussed and the accuracy and precision of the test method is determined according to existing International standards. The values of GIC deduced were shown to be independent of the test geometry of the joint (i.e. DCB versus TDCB) but dependent upon the substrate material used. Additional studies have shown that the substrate dependence was due to the cured adhesive in the different joints possessing different values of glass transition temperature.
Date Issued
2003-06-20
Date Acceptance
2003-01-27
Citation
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2003, 23 (4), pp.293-305
ISSN
1879-0127
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
293
End Page
305
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
Volume
23
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2003, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Chemical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Engineering
Materials Science
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
epoxy
composites
fracture mechanic
fracture
standardisation
SPECIMENS
DEFORMATION
Publication Status
Published