Axial compressive tests have been performed on several low temperature cure woven carbon fibre-epoxy laminates. A 45°chamfer was machined at one end of the plate to trigger progressive crushing. The force-deflection characteristics were almost 'ideal elastic-plastic' and the specific energy values ranged between 60-80 kJ/kg, which are comparable to values reported for carbon-epoxy and carbon-Kevlar epoxy hybrid composite plates from previously published data. Simple analytical expressions were derived for the specific sustained crushing stress in terms of plate geometry and energy dissipated in terms of tearing and delamination.
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