Effect of layering sequence on low velocity impact properties of flax/basalt fiber hybrid reinforced composites

doi:10.19936/j.cnki.2096-8000.20250928.004

Abstract

Abstract: This study examines the effects of different layering sequences on the mechanical properties of flax/basalt fiber hybrid reinforced composites. The resin transfer molding process was used to prepare pure flax fiber, pure basalt fiber, and flax/basalt fiber hybrid reinforced composite laminates with two different stacking sequences. Low-velocity impact and post-impact bending tests were performed to reveal the influence of layering sequences on the mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of the hybrid composites. The study found that in the low-velocity impact test, the mechanical properties of the hybrid composites were between pure flax fiber and pure basalt fiber composites. [B₄F₄]_S exhibited a higher peak force than [F₄B₄]_S(where B denotes the basalt fiber layer, F denotes the flax fiber layer), and the energy absorbed by [B₄F₄]_S was higher. In the three-point bending test, the mechanical properties of the undamaged hybrid composites were between pure flax fiber and pure basalt fiber composites. However, after impact damage, the post-impact bending strength retention rates of both hybrid composites were higher than those of pure flax fiber and pure basalt fiber composites, and under the same impact energy, the post-impact bending strength retention rate of [F₄B₄]_S was higher.

Key words: flax fiber, basalt fiber, fiber hybrid reinforced composites, impact performance, bending strength

CLC Number:

TB332

MU Wenlong, CHEN Liangyu, LI Shijie, ZHANG Shikun, JIANG Junwei. Effect of layering sequence on low velocity impact properties of flax/basalt fiber hybrid reinforced composites[J]. COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 2025, 0(9): 27-34.

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