---
_id: '42165'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Composite materials, such as fiber
    reinforced polymers, become increasingly important due to their excellent mechanical
    and lightweight properties. In this respect, this paper reports the characterization
    of a unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material. Particularly,
    the mechanical behavior of the overall composite and of the individual constituents
    of the composite is investigated. To this end, tensile and shear tests are performed
    for the composite. As a result, statistics for five transversely isotropic material
    parameters can be established for the composite. For the description of the mechanical
    properties of the constituents, tensile tests for the carbon fiber as well as
    for the polymer matrix are carried out. In addition, the volume fraction of fibers
    in the matrix is determined experimentally using an ashing technique and Archimedes’
    principle. For the Young’s modulus of the fiber, the Young’s modulus and transverse
    contraction of the matrix, as well as the volume fraction of the constituents,
    statistics can be concluded. The resulting mechanical properties on both scales
    are useful for the application and validation of different material models and
    homogenization methods. Finally, in order to validate the obtained properties
    in the future, inhomogeneous tests were performed, once a flat plate with a hole
    and a flat plate with semicircular notches.</jats:p>
author:
- first_name: Eduard
  full_name: Penner, Eduard
  last_name: Penner
- first_name: Ismail
  full_name: Caylak, Ismail
  id: '75'
  last_name: Caylak
- first_name: Rolf
  full_name: Mahnken, Rolf
  id: '335'
  last_name: Mahnken
citation:
  ama: Penner E, Caylak I, Mahnken R. Experimental Investigations of Carbon Fiber
    Reinforced Polymer Composites and Their Constituents to Determine Their Elastic
    Material Properties and Complementary Inhomogeneous Experiments with Local Strain
    Considerations. <i>Fibers and Polymers</i>. Published online 2023. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x">10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x</a>
  apa: Penner, E., Caylak, I., &#38; Mahnken, R. (2023). Experimental Investigations
    of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Their Constituents to Determine
    Their Elastic Material Properties and Complementary Inhomogeneous Experiments
    with Local Strain Considerations. <i>Fibers and Polymers</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Penner_Caylak_Mahnken_2023, title={Experimental Investigations
    of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Their Constituents to Determine
    Their Elastic Material Properties and Complementary Inhomogeneous Experiments
    with Local Strain Considerations}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x">10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x</a>},
    journal={Fibers and Polymers}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media
    LLC}, author={Penner, Eduard and Caylak, Ismail and Mahnken, Rolf}, year={2023}
    }'
  chicago: Penner, Eduard, Ismail Caylak, and Rolf Mahnken. “Experimental Investigations
    of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Their Constituents to Determine
    Their Elastic Material Properties and Complementary Inhomogeneous Experiments
    with Local Strain Considerations.” <i>Fibers and Polymers</i>, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x</a>.
  ieee: 'E. Penner, I. Caylak, and R. Mahnken, “Experimental Investigations of Carbon
    Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Their Constituents to Determine Their
    Elastic Material Properties and Complementary Inhomogeneous Experiments with Local
    Strain Considerations,” <i>Fibers and Polymers</i>, 2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x">10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x</a>.'
  mla: Penner, Eduard, et al. “Experimental Investigations of Carbon Fiber Reinforced
    Polymer Composites and Their Constituents to Determine Their Elastic Material
    Properties and Complementary Inhomogeneous Experiments with Local Strain Considerations.”
    <i>Fibers and Polymers</i>, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x">10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x</a>.
  short: E. Penner, I. Caylak, R. Mahnken, Fibers and Polymers (2023).
date_created: 2023-02-16T12:37:11Z
date_updated: 2023-03-24T08:42:33Z
department:
- _id: '9'
- _id: '154'
- _id: '321'
doi: 10.1007/s12221-023-00122-x
keyword:
- Polymers and Plastics
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Fibers and Polymers
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1229-9197
  - 1875-0052
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: Experimental Investigations of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and
  Their Constituents to Determine Their Elastic Material Properties and Complementary
  Inhomogeneous Experiments with Local Strain Considerations
type: journal_article
user_id: '335'
year: '2023'
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