Impact behaviour of glass-fiber/epoxy laminates with healing agent

Francisco de Assis Silva Júnior, Rafaela Jordania Marinho França, Evans Paiva da Costa Ferreira, Cristiano Cardoso, João Felipe Barros Pontes, José Daniel Diniz Melo, Ana Paula Cysne Barbosa, Raimundo Carlos Silverio Freire Júnior, Postgraduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Postgraduate Program in Textile Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, SENAI Innovation Institute, Rua Bento Branco de Andrade Filho, São Paulo-SP, Postgraduate Program in Science and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on November 26, 2025

Abstract

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This study investigated the influence of adding poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMAA), a thermally activated self-healing agent, on the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of glass/epoxy laminates subjected to low-velocity impacts by weight drop. ...