Ageing effects after ozone and water immersion on tensile strength at room and high temperatures of carbon/epoxy F8552 laminates

Tensile tests were assessed to evaluate the ageing effects on carbon fiber/epoxy resin laminates exposed to ozone and water immersion. Laminates with distinct fiber arrangements (unidirectional - UD and plain weave - PW) were tested under transversal and longitudinal tensile strength at room (22°C) and high (88°C) temperatures after conditioning. The transversal tensile strength tests of UD laminates performed at room temperature show that the...