Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates reinforced with short aramid fibers

Adhesive bonding has been applied successfully in many technologies. The short aramid fibers can be effectively embedded in interface layer wit adhesive-rich regions of the CFRP fabrics with carbon fibers oriented at 0° and 90° to form a strong pulling resistance. In this paper, the interface toughness of carbon fiber composite reinforced by aramid short fiber is studied based on the mode I crack growth test of double cantilever beam. The effort...