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The applicability of a macroscopic time-temperature superposition principle (TTSP) to unidirectional composite strength is discussed based on the microscopic Simultaneous Fiber-Failure (SFF) model that has been presented by Koyanagi et al. (J. Compos. Mater. 43:1901–1914, 2009a). The SFF model estimates composite strengths as functions of fiber, matrix, and interface strengths. This paper first investigates the applicability of SFF to the complicated temperature dependence of composite strengths, i.e., one composite exhibits significant temperature dependence and another does not, considering the temperature dependence of the components, which results in successful estimations for the two composite systems used in the present study. The long-term durability predicted by the SFF and that predicted by the TTSP are then compared. They typically correspond to each other in various cases; accelerated testing methodology (ATM) employing TTSP is thus proved to be valid from the micromechanical viewpoint, assuming the SFF applicability.
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Koyanagi, J., Nakada, M. & Miyano, Y. Tensile strength at elevated temperature and its applicability as an accelerated testing methodology for unidirectional composites. Mech Time-Depend Mater 16, 19–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11043-011-9160-y
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