• Rahier, Hubert
• Van Paepegem, Wim
• Clerck, Karen De
• Meireman, Timo
• Daelemans, Lode
• Baere, Ives De

Abstract

Fiber reinforced polymer composites are the material of choice for designing applications which require a highstrength and stiffness at minimal weight such as aerospace structures, wind turbines or ultralight vehicles.However, delamination between the reinforcing plies remains a major problem as it limits further breakthroughof these materials. Recently, interleaving electrospun nanofibres between the reinforcing plies has proven to be aviable interlaminar toughening method which can significantly limit the occurrence of delamination failure incomposite materials. This presentation will give a thorough insight into the relationship between the electrospunnanofibre properties and the resulting tough composites, and as such, allow for engineering novel and damageresistant nanofiber toughened composites.

Topics

• polymer
• composite