Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM

Safe application of composite materials – mechanical characterization

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The mechanical properties of composite materials with polymer, metal or ceramic matrices are determined under operational conditions – be it quasi-static, cyclical or dynamic loads under tensile, compressive, shear or flexural loads. We perform standardized tests and can define testing concepts that are appropriate to the particular demands of the materials. The objective is to determine:

  • Limitations, stiffness and strength
  • Parameters for material and component simulation
  • Relationship between manufacturing, microstructure and properties
  • Material and component optimization

Publications

 

  • Hohe, J.; Neubrand, A.; Fliegener, S.; Beckmann, C.; Schober, M.; Weiss, K.-P.; Appel, S., Performance of fiber reinforced materials under cryogenic conditions — A review, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 141 (2021) Art. 106226, 15 Seiten Link
  • Hohe, J.; Schober, M.; Fliegener, S.; Weiss, K.-P.; Appel, S., Effect of cryogenic environments on failure of carbon fiber reinforced composites, Composites Science and Technology 212 (2021) 108850 1-13 Link
  • Hohe, J.; Schober, M.; Weiss, K.-P.; Appel, S., Validation of Puck’s failure criterion for CFRP composites in the cryogenic regime, CEAS Space Journal 13/1 (2021) 145-153 Link
  • Rohrmüller, B.; Gumbsch, P.; Hohe, J., Calibrating a fiber–matrix interface failure model to single fiber push-out tests and numerical simulations, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 150 (2021) Art. 106607; 10 Seiten Link
  • Schober, M.; Dittmann, K.; Gumbsch, P.; Hohe, J., Experimental-numerical characterization of the nonlinear microstructural behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer structures, Multi-scale continuum mechanics modelling of fibre-reinforced polymer composites, Part II: Constitutive modelling of material nonlinearity and damage at micro- and meso-scale; van Paepegem, W. (Ed.); Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NL (2021) 405-426 Link
  • Van der Biest, O.; Neubrand, A., Functionally graded ceramics, Encyclopedia of Materials: Technical Ceramics and Glasses, Vol. 1; Pomeroy, M. (Ed.); Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NL (2021) 374-398 Link
  • Lienhard, J.; Discher, D.; Hohe, J., Strain rate dependent damage evolution in long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene, Composites Science and Technology 189 (2020) 108007 1-11 Link
  • Müssig, J.; Kelch, M.; Gebert, B.; Hohe, J.; Luke, M.; Bahners, T., Improvement of the fatigue behaviour of cellulose/polyolefin composites using photo-chemical fibre surface modification bio-inspired by natural role models, Cellulose 27/10 (2020) 5815-5827 Link
  • Abdul Hamid, Z.M.; Florea, M.; Fliegener, S.; Schober, M.; Hohe, J.; Rühe, J., Chemical modification of fiber-matrix interfaces of glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics and methods for interface characterization, Advanced Engineering Materials 21/6 (2019) 1800590 1-11 Link
  • Fliegener, S.; Rausch, J.; Hohe, J., Loading points for industrial scale sandwich structures - a numerical and experimental design study, Composite Structures 226 (2019) 111278 1-13 Link
  • Schober, M.; Hohe, J.; Gumbsch, P.; Kuboki, T., Interlaminar fracture analysis of consolidated GF-PA6-tapes, Continuous–discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers - An integrated engineering approach; Böhlke, T.; Henning, F.; Hrymak, A.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K.A.; Wood, J.T. (Eds.); Carl Hanser Verlag, München (2019) 104-119 Link
  • Hohe, J.; Paul, H.; Beckmann, C., A probabilistic elasticity model for long fiber reinforced thermoplastics with uncertain microstructure, Mechanics of Materials 122 (2018) 118-132 Link
  • Schober, M.; Kuboki, T.; Ameri, E.; Hohe, J.; Gumbsch, P., Effects of process parameters on the interlaminar fracture toughness of GF-PA6-tapes, PAMM 17/1 Special Issue: 88th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM); Könke, C.; Trunk, C. (Eds.); Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim (2017) 273-274 Link