Experimental Study on the Impact Dynamics Behavior of Ultrathin Carbon Fiber Composites

ZHAO Changfang; LIU Hao; ZHOU Caihua; ZHOU Zhitan; JI Liang

doi:10.11858/gywlxb.20251265

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Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics > 2026 > 40(7): 070108.

ZHAO Changfang, LIU Hao, ZHOU Caihua, ZHOU Zhitan, JI Liang. Experimental Study on the Impact Dynamics Behavior of Ultrathin Carbon Fiber Composites[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2026, 40(7): 070108. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251265

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ZHAO Changfang, LIU Hao, ZHOU Caihua, ZHOU Zhitan, JI Liang. Experimental Study on the Impact Dynamics Behavior of Ultrathin Carbon Fiber Composites[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2026, 40(7): 070108. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251265

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Experimental Study on the Impact Dynamics Behavior of Ultrathin Carbon Fiber Composites

doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20251265

ZHAO Changfang^{1, 2
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LIU Hao³,
ZHOU Caihua^{2,*
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ZHOU Zhitan⁴,
JI Liang⁵

1.
School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China
2.
School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
3.
School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, Shaanxi, China
4.
School of Power and Energy, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi, China
5.
The 210th Institute of the Sixth Academy of CASIC, Xi’an 710065, Shaanxi, China

Received Date: 21 Nov 2025
Rev Recd Date: 22 Dec 2025

Available Online: 01 Jan 2026

Issue Publish Date: 05 Jul 2026

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Abstract

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), as an advanced composite material, are widely used in engineering applications. However, research on the dynamic mechanical behavior of ultrathin CFRP laminates remains relatively limited. In this study, unidirectional ultrathin prepreg and hot-pressing molding processes were employed to fabricate ultrathin CFRP laminates with a single ply thickness of only 0.1 mm. The strain rate effects on specimens with five different ply orientations—0°, 90°, 0°/90°, 45°, and ±45°—were systematically investigated. Quasi-static compression experiments indicated that the 45° ply orientation enhanced plastic behavior but reduced material strength and modulus, whereas the 90° ply orientation contributed to increased modulus and strength while reducing plastic deformation. Dynamic impact tests revealed that the 90° ply orientation improved both dynamic modulus and strength while decreasing yield strain. Although the 45° ply orientation reduced dynamic yield strength, it significantly increased the sensitivity of dynamic modulus and yield strain to strain rate. Compared with conventional CFRP laminates with a 0°/90° ply layup (ply thickness is 0.295 mm, and dynamic strength and modulus are 900 MPa and 10.12 GPa, respectively), the ultrathin CFRP composites developed in this study exhibited a 66% increase in fiber content per unit thickness; under the 0°/90° ply configuration, dynamic strength and modulus were enhanced by 123% and 926%, respectively. Based on the experimental data, a constitutive model for the ultrathin CFRP composites was established, and corresponding constitutive parameters were provided, offering a basis for predicting the mechanical behavior of CFRPs under different ply orientations and strain rates.
- carbon fiber reinforced composites,
- impact dynamics,
- strain rate effect,
- constitutive model,
- mechanical properties,
- ply orientation

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