Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Characterization of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

To measure the interlaminar fracture toughness and establish delamination failure criteria at room temperature/dry conditions for Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). CFRP materials fabricated through two different processing techniques are considered in this study viz., Autoclave molding (AS4/914 Prepreg) and Vacuum Enhanced Resin Infusion Technology-VERITy (Epolam-2063 polymer resin with Carbon fiber reinforcement)