Crashworthiness of thermoset and thermoplastic fiber-reinforced composites under combined temperature and rate effects

José L. Martínez Collado, Philip R. Barnett, Lorenzo Vigna, Rebecca E. Bergee, Andrea Calzolari, Dayakar Penumadu, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, ITW Test and Measurement Italia S, Instron CEAST Division, OIT Research Computing Support, University of Tennessee

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on September 24, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 60, Issue 14, Page 1337-1352, June 2026.
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites are increasingly adopted in energy absorption applications due to their low density and superior energy absorption per unit mass compared to metals. In addition to their lightweight characteristics, these materials ...