Abstract
An investigation was conducted on the static and fatigue properties of carbon fiber reinforced plastics, especially on the effects of environmental test temperature and the volume content of carbon fiber in the specimen.
The material used for preparation of the unidirectional laminates was P301 prepreg sheet supplied by Toray Industries Inc.. This is a high strength prepreg tape made with epoxy resin and carbon fibers.
The tension test, bending test and interlaminar-shear test by short-beam method were conducted as the static tests, while the repeated bending test and rotating bending test were carried out as the fatigue tests.
