High temperature translaminar fracture of woven-ply thermoplastic laminates in tension and in compression

The translaminar fracture behavior of three composite laminates, based on thermoplastic matrix PEEK reinforced by a woven carbon fibers obtained by consolidation process, has been studied by means of Compact Tension (CT) and Compact Compression (CC) tests. An orthotropic laminate and two quasi-isotropic laminates, have been tested at room temperature (RT) and at 150 °C (i.e. for a temperature slightly higher than the glass transition temperature...