A drop weight impact test was conducted in this study to analyze the mechanical and thermal properties caused by the changes in the ratio of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) to ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) laminations. The ratios of CFRP to EVA were changed from 10:0 (pure CFRP) to 9:1, 8:2, 6:4, and 5:5 by manufacturing five different types of samples, and at the same time, the mechanical/thermal properties were analyzed with thermo-graphic images. As the ratio of the CFRP lamination was increased, in which the energy absorbance is dispersed by the fibers, it was more likely for the brittle failure mode to occur. In the cases of Type 3 through Type 5, in which the role of the EVA sheet is more prominent because it absorbs the impact energy rather than dispersing it, a clear form of puncture failure mode was observed. Based on the above results, it was found that all the observation values decreased as the EVA lamination increased compared with the CFRP lamination. The EVA lamination was thus found to have a very important role in reducing the impact. However, the strain and temperature were inversely propositional.

• Sun-Ho Go(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea)
• Hong-Gun Kim(Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea)
• Hee-Jae Shin(Jeonju University Institute of Carbon Technology, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea)
• Min-Sang Lee(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea)
• Hyun-Gyung Yoon(Department of Carbon Fusion Engineering, Graduate School of Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea)
• Lee-Ku Kwac(Department of Carbon and Nano Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea) Corresponding Author