Research Article

Experimental Investigation of Delamination Growth in Composite Laminates under a Compressive Load

Table 2

Material properties.

PropertiesValue

Ply thickness0.175 mm
Elastic properties = 130.05 GPa; = = 11.55 GPa; = = = 6 GPa; = = 0.312; = 0.48;
Strength [MPa] = 1460.7 MPa; = 876.42 MPa; = = 77.145 MPa; = = 241.43 MPa; = = 30 MPa; = 40 MPa;
Fracture toughness = 180 ; = = 500 ;