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Firstly, transverse tensile and compressive tests were conducted on UD composite laminates, yielding corresponding stress\u2013strain curves. The results indicated that, for tension, the transverse tensile modulus, strength, and failure strain were 8.7 GPa, 64 MPa, and 0.74%, respectively, whereas for compression, these values were 8.4 GPa, 197.1 MPa, and 3.43%, respectively. The experimental curves indicated brittle failure under tensile loadings and significant plastic failure characteristics under compressive loading for the T800-grade composite. Subsequently, fractography experiments were performed to observe the fracture morphologies, revealing that tensile fractures were through-thickness cracks perpendicular to the loading direction, while compressive fractures were at a 52\u00b0 angle to the loading direction. Finally, a micromechanical finite element method (FEM) was employed to simulate the tensile and compressive failure processes of the unidirectional composite, and the tensile and compressive properties were predicted. The simulation results showed that under both tensile and compressive loadings, interfacial elements failed first, causing stress concentration and damage to nearby resin elements. The damaged resin and interfacial elements expanded and connected, leading to ultimate failure. The predicted tensile stress\u2013strain curve exhibited linear characteristics consistent with the experimental results in most regions but showed more pronounced nonlinearity before ultimate failure. The predicted compressive stress\u2013strain curve aligned well with the experimental results in terms of nonlinearity. The predicted elastic modulus, failure strengths, and failure strains were in good agreement with the experimental results, with differences of 1.1% (tension modulus), 3.2% (tension strength), and 13.5% (tension failure strain), and 3.6% (compression modulus), \u22128.5% (compression strength), and \u22123.8% (compression failure strain). The final failure morphologies were in good accordance with the fractography experimental observations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma18040816","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,13]],"date-time":"2025-02-13T08:01:19Z","timestamp":1739433679000},"page":"816","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Study on the Transverse Properties of T800-Grade Unidirectional Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-6038-7243","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hao","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100190, China"},{"name":"School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"},{"name":"Jingdezhen Research Institute, Beihang University, Jingdezhen 333000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiang-Yu","family":"Zhong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite, AVIC Composite Technology Center, AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd., Beijing 101300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"He","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100190, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lian-Wang","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite, AVIC Composite Technology Center, AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd., Beijing 101300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4358-2576","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Han-Song","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite, AVIC Composite Technology Center, AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd., Beijing 101300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ming-Chen","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite, AVIC Composite Technology Center, AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd., Beijing 101300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tian-Wei","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jian-Wen","family":"Bao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite, AVIC Composite Technology Center, AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd., Beijing 101300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiang-Bo","family":"Bai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"},{"name":"Jingdezhen Research Institute, Beihang University, Jingdezhen 333000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Si-Cheng","family":"Ge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100190, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Sim\u00f5es, S. 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