Khan, Muhammad ImranUmair, MuhammadHussain, RizwanKarahan, MehmetNawab, Yasir2024-06-132024-06-132021-06-010892-7057https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057211021464https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08927057211021464https://hdl.handle.net/11452/42129During impact, thermoset composites show brittle behaviour, whereas thermoplastic composites show a relatively ductile behaviour with higher absorption of impact energy. The research on the investigation of the impact performance of composites with thermoplastic resin and/or with a blend of thermoplastic and thermoset resins found rare. In the present study, both thermoset (phenolic, vinyl ester) and thermoplastic (Polyvinyl butyral - PVB) matrices were used with Para-aramid reinforcement for the development of five-layered composite samples. Drop weight impact, Charpy impact, flexural (three-point), and hardness tests were conducted to assess the performance of the composite samples. The developed thermoplastic composites showed superior impact properties as compared to thermoset composites except for out-of-plane deformation (trauma). This deformation was reduced using a blend of PVB and Phenolic. The composite made with blend absorbs 8-9% more energy as compared to Phenolic composites with almost the same value of trauma. Overall, damage area is also lesser in the case of composite made using a blend. The experimental results are validated by one-way ANOVA (Tukey) statistical analysis.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessThrough-thickness propertiesMechanical-propertiesFiberResistancePerformanceMorphologyStrengthFatigueThermoset and thermoplastic compositesPara-aramidPVBThrough-thickness performanceOne-way anovaScience & technologyTechnologyMaterials science, compositesMaterials scienceReview00065798150000186689336210.1177/089270572110214641530-7980