Studying the failure of a CFRP sample under static loading by the acoustic-emission and fractography methods

Abstract

Relationship between the main informative parameters of acoustic-emission (AE) signals recorded during static loading of a CFRP sample and the process of material fracture has been investigated. Clusterization of AE signals by digitized shape has made it possible to locate a zone they originate from. Material was then cut out from this zone to prepare thin sections that were subjected to fractography. Fractography revealed fiber fracture, brittle cracking of the matrix, its exfoliation from the carbon fibers, etc.