Impact behavior and properties of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite laminates

Impact Behavior and Properties of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite has been investigated. The [+/-45]4s .[0/45/90/-45]2s and [0/45/90/-45]4s laminates of T300/976 Carbon/Epoxy were utilized. The toughness and residual strength of composite suffered various low impact energies were measured. The median rank method was applied to predict the statistical probability of experimental data of residual tensile strength after impact. The theoretcal prediction methods could be applied to illustrate the residual strength behavior of thermoset T300/976 Carbon/Epoxy [+/- 45]4s .[0/45/90/-45]2s .[0/45/90/-45]4s laminated composites.