电晕处理对高性能PBO纤维的表面性能及其界面粘接性能的影响

对高性能PBO纤维表面进行了电晕处理,优化了其处理工艺。用XPS,FT-IR和SEM研究了处理前后纤维表面化学结构及物理结构的变化,通过单丝拔出试验和短梁剪切试验评价了PBO纤维与树脂基体的微宏观界面粘接性能。结果表明:经电晕处理后,PBO纤维表面含氧量增多,表面浸润性得到改善,单丝拔出的PBO-环氧界面剪切强度(IFSS)提高了25.6 ％,但短梁剪切强度(ILSS)的提高不明显。     

超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维表面处理对UHMWPE/环氧树脂复合材料界面性能的影响机制

从工程化应用角度研究了常压空气等离子体改性对超高分子量聚乙烯（UHMWPE）纤维/环氧树脂复合材料界面性能的调节机制,主要分析了不同处理时间对UHMWPE纤维表面状态变化的影响,及其对UHMWPE/环氧树脂复合材料界面黏结性能的影响规律。采用SEM及纤维吸水测试研究了等离子体处理对UHMWPE纤维表面物理形貌及纤维表面浸润性能的影响,分别以拉伸和弯曲的方式,通过纤维表面脱黏力及层合板层间剪切强度对UHMWPE/环氧树脂复合材料的界面黏结性能进行表征。结果表明,仅经过4 s的空气等离子体处理之后,UHMWPE纤维表面脱黏力的提高幅度为84.0%,UHMWPE/环氧树脂复合材料层合板的层间剪切强度由未处理的7.01 MPa提高至15.81 MPa,增幅高达125.5%。研究发现,通过常压空气等离子体处理改变了UHMWPE纤维的表面状态,可以显著高效地调节UHMWPE/环氧树脂复合材料的界面性能,为扩大该材料的后续工程化应用提供了理论基础。      

高性能有机纤维单丝复合体系界面粘结性能实验研究

采用单丝复合体系多次断裂法,通过对纤维单丝断点数的统计及其断点形貌的分析,考察了PBO纤维、芳纶Twaron纤维、超高分子量聚乙烯纤维(UHMWPE)3种高性能有机纤维与韧性环氧基体的界面剪切强度;并对比考察了界面剪切强度与对应复合材料单向板层间剪切强度之间的关系;结合XPS、SEM等手段分析了有机纤维表面物理化学特性对界面剪切强度的影响。结果表明,Twaron/环氧的界面剪切强度高于PBO/环氧,UHMWPE/环氧的界面粘结弱,该方法不能测试;上述体系界面剪切强度与对应的复合材料单向板层间剪切强度变化趋势是一致的;表面化学活性高的纤维对应的界面剪切强度高。     

单宁酸仿生修饰及多元胺可控接枝表面改性超高分子量聚乙烯纤维

首先利用单宁酸-金属离子络合物对超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维进行表面涂覆改性,在纤维表面引入单宁酸,进而以单宁酸为过渡层,利用氰尿酰氯和间苯二胺进行可控接枝,从而引入氨基基团,以提高纤维与树脂间的结合力。结果表明,UHMWPE纤维表面可控接枝大量氨基官能团,纤维表面粗糙度明显增加,纤维与树脂之间的界面剪切强度增强,其中接枝次数为3次后的UHMWPE纤维与环氧树脂界面剪切强度达到1.40 MPa,与原始纤维相比较提高了89.98%。     

三种纤维改性超高分子量聚乙烯复合材料的力学性能

以未处理和偶联剂KH550处理的C纤维、SiC纤维和Al2O3纤维为填充材料,以超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)为基体,用模压成型法制备了三种纤维改性UHMWPE复合材料,对复合材料的硬度、弯曲强度、拉伸强度和断裂伸长率进行了实验研究,用光学显微镜观察分析了拉伸断面形貌。结果表明,未处理的C纤维、SiC纤维和Al2O3纤维改性UHMWPE复合材料硬度较纯UHMWPE分别提高了11.76%、21%和6%。经KH550处理的三种纤维改性UHMWPE复合材料弯曲强度和拉伸强度均优于未处理纤维的复合材料,已处理的SiC纤维/UHMWPE复合材料弯曲强度和拉伸强度提高较大。KH550处理的三种纤维与UHMWPE基体界面粘接紧密,未处理纤维与UHMWPE基体粘接较差。     

UHMWPE 纤维表面处理及其复合材料性能

对超高分子量聚乙烯(U HMWPE) 纤维进行了铬酸液相氧化和上胶剂表面涂覆的复合表面处理, 并对U HMWPE 纤维表面处理前后与几种不同结构的环氧树脂基体制备的复合材料进行界面性能研究。结果表明: 树脂种类对复合材料界面性能略有影响, 但层间剪切强度都较低。对纤维进行单纯的液相氧化和表面涂覆均可以提高复合材料的界面性能, 但液相氧化处理时间过长会使纤维强度降低; 而液相氧化2涂覆的复合处理则具有协同效应, 在不降低纤维强度的同时大幅度提高复合材料的层间剪切强度, 是一种有效的表面处理方法。      

单宁酸协同改性超高分子量聚乙烯纤维与环氧树脂复合材料

将单宁酸共混改性的环氧树脂与单宁酸-金属Na~+络合改性超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维进行复合,从而改善了UHMWPE纤维与环氧树脂的界面强度,提高了纤维增强复合材料的整体性能。改性后纤维表面的单宁酸与树脂基体中的单宁酸在界面处形成"桥联"作用。单宁酸共混改性环氧树脂是为了在环氧树脂中引入羟基以增强其力学强度。结果表明,当单宁酸在环氧树脂中的负载量为1%时,树脂基体的拉伸强度、弯曲强度达到最大值,分别为55.41 MPa, 74.24 MPa,与纯环氧树脂相比分别提高了67.5%和63.5%。同时界面剪切强度达到2.22 MPa,与原复合材料相比提高了64.8%。纵向纤维束使环氧树脂复合材料的拉伸强度增加到89.52 MPa,弯曲强度达到118.82 MPa,与纯复合材料相比,分别提高了120.2%,47.3%。通过扫描电镜图分析可以得出,纤维增强复合材料的破坏方式为黏接剂破坏。     

铬酸氧化法改善超高分子量聚乙烯纤维表面粘接性能

以特定浓度铬酸氧化液对超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维进行表面氧化改性。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱、X射线光电子能谱、扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射和力学性能测试分析比较了处理前后纤维的表面官能团变化、形貌结构、结晶性能和力学性能的变化,并采用微脱粘法和拉曼光谱法研究了纤维-树脂复合材料界面剪切强度及微观受力情况。结果表明,UHMWPE纤维经铬酸氧化处理后,纤维表面极性增加,粗糙程度变大;纤维表面处理的最佳条件为55℃、5min;拉曼光谱研究表明,改性后UHMWPE纤维-环氧树脂界面粘接性能较未改性纤维有明显增强。     

氩气低温等离子体处理对PBO纤维的表面改性

采用低温等离子体表面处理技术对聚苯撑苯并二口恶唑(PBO)纤维表面进行改性.选用氩气作为处理气氛,研究了气压、功率和处理时间等参数对纤维表面性质的影响.采用FT-IR和SEM等方法对处理前后纤维表面化学结构及形态结构进行了表征,并通过单丝拔出试验测定了改性前后PBO纤维与环氧树脂基体的界面剪切强度(IFSS),对纤维与树脂的界面粘结性进行了初步评价.同时,采用液滴形状法对纤维表面亲水性进行了表征.通过研究发现,经低温氩气等离子处理后,PBO纤维表面亲水性增强,PBO纤维/环氧树脂的IFSS较未处理样品提高了42%.     

LiCl处理对芳纶纤维表面结构与性能的影响

为提高芳纶纤维与复合材料基体间的界面强度,首先,使用LiCl乙醇溶液处理芳纶纤维一定时间;然后,对LiCl处理芳纶纤维表面的化学组成、微观形貌、单丝拉伸强度及芳纶纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的界面性能等进行了测试分析。结果表明:使用LiCl乙醇溶液处理芳纶纤维后,芳纶纤维表面的含氮官能团含量增加;处理后,芳纶纤维表面有刻蚀出的沟槽,表面粗糙度增大,进而改善了芳纶纤维与环氧树脂基体的界面粘接性能,使芳纶纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的层间剪切强度由处理前的21.75 MPa提升到37.98 MPa;最佳处理时间为3~4 h,而处理时间过长会导致芳纶纤维的单丝拉伸强度及复合材料的层间剪切强度下降。所得结论证实使用LiCl处理芳纶纤维是一种有效的表面改性方法。      

Plasma surface modification of advanced organic fibres

A marked improvement in the interlaminar shear strength and flexural strength of aramid/ epoxy composites is observed when the fibres are pretreated in an ammonia or ammonia/ nitrogen gaseous discharge (plasma) to introduce amine groups on to the fibre surface. Scanning electron and optical microscopic observations are used to examine the microscopic basis for these results. Scanning electron micrographs of shear fracture surfaces show clean fibre/matrix separation in composites made from untreated fibres, indicative of weak interfacial bonding. In contrast, shear fracture surfaces of composites containing plasma-treated fibres exhibit clear evidence of fibre fibrillation and matrix cracking, suggesting stronger interfacial bonding. Optical microscopic examination of flexure specimens shows that enhanced strength results mainly from reduced compressive fibre buckling and debonding, due to an increase in fibre/matrix interfacial bond strength. This increase is not accompanied by any significant change in the interlaminar fracture energy or flexural modulus of the composites, but there is an appreciable loss in transverse ballistic impact properties. These results are also examined in terms of the observed increase in fibre/matrix interfacial strength.     

The mechanical properties of oxyfluorinated hybrids of glass fibre and polypropylene fibre

The mechanical properties of a low-cost system comprising orthophthalic polyester resin reinforced with hybrids of glass and polypropylene fibres were investigated. The fibres were oxyfluorinated to overcome the poor surface adhesion properties of polypropylene. Interlaminar shear tests, Izod-type impact tests and tensile tests were considered. It would be expected that increasing polypropylene fibre content corresponds with a decrease in mechanical properties due to the poor properties of polypropylene. Oxyfluorinated laminates containing approximately 25% and 50% polypropylene in the warp direction were, however, found to exhibit significant improvements in interlaminar shear strength, in peak shear stress under impact loading as well as in impact resistance over untreated glass fibre laminates. Scanning electron microscope images show that the reason for this improvement is that the interfacial bond between the polypropylene fibres and the resin is strengthened to such an extent that failure occurs within the polypropylene fibres rather than at the interface.     

The use of a torsion machine to measure the shear strength and modulus of unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites

A torsion apparatus, in which a solid rod specimen is subjected to a shear stress field only, has been used to measure the shear modulus and strength of unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced plastics. Because of the absence of tensile and compressive forces, a more accurate value of the shear strength is obtained than from a test such as the short beam shear test. The shear strength is calculated allowing for the non-linear nature of the shear stress-strain characteristic. For type 2 treated fibre the shear modulus is found to increase rapidly with fibre volume loading, in reasonable agreement with the micromechanical theory of Heaton. For type 2 untreated and type 1 treated fibre composites, a slightly less rapid increase in shear modulus is noted. Results for type 1 untreated fibre composites increase with volume loading but are below both the other results and the theoretical curve. The shear strength of composite materials made from type 2 treated fibre is greater than that of the pure resin, and has a maximum for about 50% volume of fibre. For type 1 and untreated carbon fibres the shear strength decreases with increasing volume loading. By using the concepts of fracture mechanics and assuming that the bond between type 2 treated fibre and resin is completely effective, so that failure starts in the matrix, it is possible to give a plausible explanation of the shear strength results. The shear modulus, but not the shear strength, can be measured accurately, using either square or circular cross-section specimens.     

Mechanical properties of high strength concrete reinforced with metallic and non-metallic fibres

This paper focuses on the experimental investigation carried out on high strength concrete reinforced with hybrid fibres (combination of hooked steel and a non-metallic fibre) up to a volume fraction of 0.5%. The mechanical properties, namely, compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength and flexural toughness were studied for concrete prepared using different hybrid fibre combinations – steel–polypropylene, steel–polyester and steel–glass. The flexural properties were studied using four point bending tests on beam specimens as per Japanese Concrete Institute (JCI) recommendations. Fibre addition was seen to enhance the pre-peak as well as post-peak region of the load–deflection curve, causing an increase in flexural strength and toughness, respectively. Addition of steel fibres generally contributed towards the energy absorbing mechanism (bridging action) whereas, the non-metallic fibres resulted in delaying the formation of micro-cracks. Compared to other hybrid fibre reinforced concretes, the flexural toughness of steel–polypropylene hybrid fibre concretes was comparable to steel fibre concrete. Increased fibre availability in the hybrid fibre systems (due to the lower densities of non-metallic fibres), in addition to the ability of non-metallic fibres to bridge smaller micro cracks, are suggested as the reasons for the enhancement in mechanical properties.     

Effect of alkali treated jute fibres on composite properties

Jute fibres were subjected to a 5% alkali (NaOH) solution treatment for 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h at 30°C. An improvement in the crystallinity in the jute fibres increased its modulus by 12%, 68% and 79% after 4, 6 and 8 h of treatment respectively. The tenacity of the fibres improved by 46% after 6 and 8 h treatment and the % breaking strain was reduced by 23% after 8 h treatment. For the 35% composites with 4 h treated fibres, the flexural strength improved from 199.1 MPa to 238.9 MPa by 20%, modulus improved from 11.89 GPa to 14.69 GPa by 23% and laminar shear strength increased from 0.238 MPa to 0.2834 MPa by 19%. On plotting the different values of slopes obtained from the rates of improvement of the flexural strength and modulus, against the NaOH treatment time, two different failure modes were apparent before and after 4 h of treatment. In the first region between 0 and 4 h, fibre pull out was predominant whereas in the second region between 6 and 8 h, transverse fracture occurred with a minimum fibre pull out. This observation was well supported by the SEM investigations of the fracture surfaces.     

Silicon carbide (NicalonTM) fibre-reinforced borosilicate glass composites: mechanical properties

The objective of this study was to assess the applicability of an extrinsic carbon coating to tailor the interface in a unidirectional NicalonTM–borosilicate glass composite for maximum strength. Three unidirectional NicalonTM fibre-reinforced borosilicate glass composites were fabricated with different interfaces by using (1) uncoated (2) 25 nm thick carbon-coated and (3) 140 nm thick carbon coated Nicalon fibres. The tensile behaviours of the three systems differed significantly. Damage developments during tensile loading were recorded by a replica technique. Fibre–matrix interfacial frictional stresses were measured. A shear lag model was used to quantitatively relate the interfacial properties, damage and elastic modulus. Tensile specimen design was varied to obtain desirable failure mode. Tensile strengths of NicalonTM fibres in all three types of composites were measured by the fracture mirror method. Weibull analysis of the fibre strength data was performed. Fibre strength data obtained from the fracture mirror method were compared with strength data obtained by single fibre tensile testing of as-received fibres and fibres extracted from the composites. The fibre strength data were used in various composite strength models to predict strengths. Nicalon–borosilicate glass composites with ultimate tensile strength values as high as 585 MPa were produced using extrinsic carbon coatings on the fibres. Fibre strength measurements indicated fibre strength degradation during processing. Fracture mirror analysis gave higher fibre strengths than extracted single fibre tensile testing for all three types of composites. The fibre bundle model gave reasonable composite ultimate tensile strength predictions using fracture mirror based fibre strength data. Characterization and analysis suggest that the full reinforcing potential of the fibres was not realized and the composite strength can be further increased by optimizing the fibre coating thickness and processing parameters. The use of microcrack density measurements, indentation–frictional stress measurements and shear lag modelling have been demonstrated for assessing whether the full reinforcing and toughening potential of the fibres has been realized. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Improving the strength of brazed joints to alumina by adding carbon fibres

The addition of short, bare, carbon fibres to a silver-based active brazing alloy (63Ag-34Cu-2Ti-1Sn) resulted in up to 30% improvement in the shear/tensile joint strength of brazed joints between stainless steel and alumina. The optimum fibre volume fraction in the brazing material was 12%. This improvement is attributed to the thinning and microstructural simplification of the alumina/braze reaction product (titanium-rich) layer, the softening of the brazing alloy matrix, the strengthening of the braze and the reduction of the coefficient of thermal expansion. The depth of titanium diffusion into the alumina was decreased by the fibre addition. The first two effects are due to the absorption of titanium by the fibres. This absorption resulted in less titanium in the brazing alloy matrix, a braze/fibre particulate reaction product (titanium-rich) on the fibres and the diffusion of titanium into the fibres. In contrast, the use of an active brazing alloy with a lower titanium content but without carbon fibres gave much weaker joints. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Adhesive properties and failure of etched UHMW-PE fibres

The effect of chemical etching on the surface of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) fibres with emphasis on the adhesion of epoxy to the fibres was studied. The presence of an oxygen-rich weak boundary layer on the non-polar UHMW-PE fibre yields poor adhesion for the as-received fibre and for fibres etched with the weaker etchants. A significant improvement in adhesion resulted when the weak boundary layer was removed and the UHMW-PE oxidized through etching with chromic acid, a stronger etchant. This significant improvement in adhesion was reflected not only in a higher interfacial shear strength but also in the presence of epoxy cohesive failure. The debonding of droplet microbonds was found to be a suitable technique for the characterization of adhesion in the UHMW-PE/epoxy system.     

Effects of fibre content on mechanical properties and fracture behaviour of short carbon fibre reinforced geopolymer matrix composites

Geopolymer matrix composites reinforced with different volume fractions of short carbon fibres (C_f/geopolymer composites) were prepared and the mechanical properties, fracture behaviour and microstructure of as-prepared composites were studied and correlated with fibre content. The results show that short carbon fibres have a great strengthening and toughening effect at low volume percentages of fibres (3·5 and 4·5 vol.%). With the increase of fibre content, the strengthening and toughening effect of short carbon fibres reduce, possibly due to fibre damage, formation of high shear stresses at intersect between fibres and strong interface cohesion of fibre/matrix under higher forming pressure. The property improvements are primarily based on the network structure of short carbon fibre preform and the predominant strengthening and toughening mechanisms are attributed to the apparent fibre bridging and pulling-out effect.