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In this study, 2D graphene oxide carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin matrix (2D CF-GO\/EP) composites were prepared by a vacuum infiltration hot-press forming experimental system (VIHPS), and three-point flexural and end notch flexural (ENF) tests were carried out. With the increase of the fiber mass fraction in the composites, the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness (GIIC) layers decrease gradually, and the bond property between the fiber and matrix interface layer becomes worse, because the accumulation of dense fiber bundles reduces the matrix penetration ability of cracks. However, the flexural properties increased first and then decreased, and reached the best flexural properties at 64.9%. When the fiber mass fraction is too high, the interlamellar bonding properties will decrease, and the fiber bundles will compress and affect each other. The delamination phenomenon will occur between the layers of the composites, which affects the overall bearing strength and stress limit of the composites. The results of the study show that the composites prepared by VIHPS have excellent mechanical properties, and the content of carbon fiber plays an important role in the influencing factors of the interlaminar and in-layer properties of composites.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano12071184","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,1]],"date-time":"2022-04-01T21:23:55Z","timestamp":1648848235000},"page":"1184","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Effect of Fiber Mass Fraction on Microstructure and Properties of 2D CF-GO\/EP Composite Prepared by VIHPS"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Yuqin","family":"Ma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China"},{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yiren","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yatao","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haiyin","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yatao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zedu","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi\u2019an 710071, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"224","DOI":"10.1016\/j.carbon.2015.04.054","article-title":"Interlaminar mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminates modified with graphene oxide interleaf","volume":"91","author":"Ning","year":"2015","journal-title":"Carbon"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"71","DOI":"10.1080\/09243046.2020.1802805","article-title":"Effect of matrix crystallinity of carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 6 on static bending properties","volume":"30","author":"Sakai","year":"2020","journal-title":"Adv. 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