Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

Electric Effects of the Failure of Fibre Reinforced Plastics

Nature volume 230, pages 322–324 (1971)Cite this article

Abstract

WE report some preliminary results of a study of the electrical effects associated with the deformation and failure of fibre reinforced plastics (epoxy resins). It has been previously reported1 that the current generated by a small voltage, applied across the thickness of the gauge section of a tensile specimen made from such a composite, changes during straining. We have found that local breakdown due to fibre debonding and pull-out can cause such current changes.

Access through your institution
Buy or subscribe

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Access through your institution

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Mahieu, W., Electrical and Luminescent Effects of Fracture in Some Fibre Reinforced Plastics, Air Force Materials Laboratory (Wright–Paterson Air Force Base) TR-68-113 (1968).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Author notes

  1. D. R. CLARKE: On leave of absence at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Inorganic and Metallic Structure, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex

    D. R. CLARKE & G. D. SIMS

Authors
  1. D. R. CLARKE
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  2. G. D. SIMS
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

CLARKE, D., SIMS, G. Electric Effects of the Failure of Fibre Reinforced Plastics. Nature 230, 322–324 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230322a0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/230322a0

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing