Viscoelastic Windows of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

A viscoelastic window (VW) concept has been proposed to identify different types of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA's). Such viscoelastic windows are constructed from the values of dynamic storage modulus: G' and dynamic loss modulus G' at frequencies of 10^-2 and 10² rad/sec. These frequencies are chosen because the range covers most of the time scales corresponding to the uses of PSA's at different application rates in performance tests. A four quadrant concept has also been recommended to categorize different types of PSA's based on the location of their VW's on the log-log cross plot of G' and G'. It was found that for most PSA's, the range of G' and G' at room temperature within these selected frequencies falls between 10³ and 10⁶ Pascals. The proposed four-quadrants (top-left hand quadrant of high G' and low G', top-right hand quadrant of high G' and high G', lower left hand quadrant of low G' and low G', and lower right-hand quadrant of low G' and high G') correspond respectively to (1) non-PSA or release coatings (2) high shear PSA's, (3) removable PSA's and medical PSA's and (4) quick and cold stick PSA's. It was also observed that the VW's of general purpose permanent PSA's occupy the central region which straddles part of the four quadrants.     

化学气相渗C／SiC材料结构与性能的研究

采用碳布层叠然后用化学气相渗方法制备了Ｃ／ＳｉＣ复合材料，这种材料纤维与基体间的界面是决策材料力学行为的重要因素，带有热解碳作为界面层的Ｃ／ＳｉＣ材料，在断裂进表现出大范围的脱粘，纤维与周围的基体不同发生断裂，有大量的纤维拨出，断口类似毛刷，无界央层材料表现为脆性平面断口，裂纹直接通过纤维和基体向前扩展，没有发生脱粘。     

Nondestructive measurements of residual stress in air plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings

Premature spallation of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is a critical issue during the service of gas turbines, and nondestructive evaluation is crucial to address this problem. Herein, a novel approach that indicates delamination by measuring the residual stress evolution of thermally grown oxide (TGO) for air plasma spraying (APS) TBCs is proposed and verified via the combination of photoluminescence piezo-spectroscopy (PLPS) and X-ray computed tomography. A mineral-oil-impregnating approach and a cold-mount low-shrinkage epoxy-mounting approach are used to alleviate the signal attenuation by pores and microcracks in APS TBCs, improving the detectable PLPS signal and X-ray transmission for stress measurement and delamination characterization, respectively. We have nondestructively measured the TGO residual stress mapping in APS TBCs and its evolution with oxidation. Furthermore, the evolution of TGO morphology and critical microcracks are obtained by X-ray computed tomography. The synchronous evolution of TGO residual stress, TGO thickness, and critical microcracks as a function of oxidation time is obtained and correlated. The transition point, as experimentally identified, at which the TGO stress starts to drop, agrees well with the critical moment of microcrack coalescence. This directly verifies that the TBC delamination can be effectively indicated by residual stress evolution of TGO in APS TBCs.     

Experimental and numerical investigation of the debonding interface between an old concrete and an overlay

The paper focuses on debonding propagation along an interface, notably on the major influence of the interlocking between the two faces of the debonding interface. The aim of the study is to obtain the data necessary for relevant and efficient debonding modelling. The work associates experiment and simulation with the purpose of quantifying the interlocking along the interface. The overlay material investigated was a fibre reinforced mortar (FRM). Direct tension tests of notched FRM specimens were firstly conducted to obtain the tensile strength and the residual normal stress—crack width relationship. Its Young's modulus was determined from compression tests. The substrate-overlay interface was investigated by direct tension tests and flexure tests performed on composite substrate-overlay specimens. The direct tension tests provided the interface tensile strength and the relationship between debonding-opening and residual normal tensile stress. Three point flexural static tests informed on the structural behaviour of the interface. The debonding interface propagation was monitored using a video-microscope with a maximum enlargement of ×175. Using the identified and quantified parameters, modelling of the above mentioned static tests was carried out by the finite elements method using CAST3M code developed in France by CEA (Centre for Atomic Energy). The comparison of modelling and experiment results shows a good coherence and proves the important role of interlocking on the debonding mechanism.     

钢筋混凝土结构增强纤维加固技术

纤维增强塑料(FRP)加强修补混凝土结构以其高强高效、防腐耐久、施工便捷、适用面广等多方面的优势,在工程中得到了广泛应用.用FRP进行加固后,构件的受力特点和破坏模式与普通钢筋混凝土构件的破坏形态有所不同,本文主要分析不同形式的钢筋混凝土受力构件采用FRP加固前后受力特点和破坏模式的区别,结论可供工程应用参考.     

On debonding of graded thermal barrier coatings

Thermal barrier coatings generally consist of a metallic substrate which is the primary structural component, a metallic bond coat which serves as oxygen diffusion barrier, a very thin layer of thermally grown oxide and a ceramic top coat that provides the main thermal shielding. Homogeneous ceramic coatings as top coats appear to have certain undesirable features such as high residual and thermal stresses, generally low toughness and relatively poor bonding strength. The new concept of compositional grading of the top coat may help to overcome some of these shortcomings by eliminating the material property discontinuities. A common mode of failure in thermal barrier coatings seems to be the debonding of the top coat. In this study the related interface crack problem for a graded ceramic/metal top coat is considered. It is assumed that the thermophysical properties of the top coat continuously vary between that of the bond coat at the top coat-bond coat interface and that of the ceramic at and near the free surface. The main objective of the study is to examine the influence of the material nonhomogeneity parameters and relative dimensions on the stress intensity factors and the crack opening displacements.     

Physical and mechanical properties of a reversible adhesive for automotive applications

In this work, a hot-melt adhesive used by automotive industries for bonding plastic components has been modified with three different percentages of nanofiller (iron oxide) in order to make the adhesive electromagnetically sensitive and to perform adhesive joint separations. Fe₃O₄ particles with a weight concentration of 3%, 5% and 10% were embedded in the adhesive matrix. Single Lap Joint (SLJ) tests showed that a slight increase of the maximum load and a more ductile behaviour are obtained. The sensitivity of these modified adhesive performance to the induction heating process was studied with respect to some relevant parameters: the current (or power), the frequency of the electromagnetic induction field and the shape of the coil. Furthermore, the diameter of the hollow copper coil was modified in order to understand whether the coil temperature has an effect on the separation time. The separation time, that is an index of the time needed to reach the melt of the adhesive and the consequent SLJ separation, together with the temperature profile of the adhesives have been used to evaluate the sensitivity of these adhesives to the process parameters. The analysis on the temperature and separation time showed that the most influencing parameter is the frequency of the electromagnetic induction field. As expected, also the shape of the coil influences the separation time, in particular, the adhesive joint separated with the pancake coil showed lower values of the separation time compared to the solenoidal coils. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) showed that iron oxide particles tend to form small agglomerate that resulted well dispersed in the adhesive matrix. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to verify that the separation procedure do not degrades these modified adhesives.     

Hysteresis loops of carbon fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites with different fiber preforms

The hysteresis loops of C/SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) with different fiber preforms, i.e., unidirectional, cross-ply, 2D and 2.5D woven, 3D braided, and 3D needled at room temperature have been investigated. Based on fiber slipping mechanisms, the hysteresis loops models considering different interface slip cases have been developed. The effects of fiber volume fraction, matrix cracking density, interface shear stress, interface debonded energy, and fibers failure on hysteresis loops, hysteresis dissipated energy, hysteresis width, and hysteresis modulus have been analyzed. An effective coefficient of fiber volume fraction along the loading direction (ECFL) was introduced to describe fiber preforms. The hysteresis loops, hysteresis dissipated energy and hysteresis modulus of unidirectional, cross-ply, 2D and 2.5D woven, 3D braided and 3D needled C/SiC composites have been predicted.     

铝合金板与混凝土的粘结性能

铝合金材料具有强度高、变形性能好、耐腐蚀等优点,是沿海侵蚀环境中钢筋混凝土结构加固工程的理想材料;而铝合金板与混凝土的粘结性能是铝合金板加固钢筋混凝土梁能否协同工作的关键问题。基于此,对铝合金板与混凝土的粘结性能进行试验和理论研究。考虑混凝土强度、铝合金板宽度和厚度、粘贴长度及界面处理等因素对铝合金板和混凝土块体粘结性能的影响,设计了一套试件固定装置,采用万能试验机对105个铝合金板与混凝土棱柱体的粘贴试件进行了面内单剪试验。根据试验结果,结合理论分析,得到了铝合金板和混凝土连接的粘结破坏典型特征、剪应力分布曲线和粘结滑移曲线。研究表明,试件存在两种破坏形式:界面剥离破坏和混凝土层剥离破坏。界面处理对粘结性能有重要的影响,粘贴界面没有进行糙化处理的试件发生了界面剥离破坏,其他试件发生了混凝土层剥离破坏;随着混凝土强度的提高、铝合金板宽度和厚度的变小,粘结性能提高;存在一个有效粘贴长度,当粘贴长度大于有效粘贴长度后,增大粘贴长度并不能提高连接的极限荷载。     

双组分聚氨酯人造草背胶的研制

介绍了一种双组分聚氨酯人造草背胶的制备方法,以聚醚多元醇、异氰酸酯为主体原料,3,3'-二氯-4,4'-二氨基二苯基甲烷(MOCA)为扩链剂,研究了不同聚醚多元醇质量比、扩链剂用量、异氰酸酯质量比、异氰酸酯指数对人造草背胶操作时间、脱粘时间及力学性能的影响。结果表明,当异氰酸根指数为0.99,A组分中聚醚多元醇MN-3050与DL-1000质量份数分别为80、20,A组分中扩链剂MOCA用量为4份,B组分中MDI-50与PM-200质量比为1∶1,当A、B组分按质量比2∶1混合时,操作时间及脱粘时间最佳,人造草背胶的综合力学性能达到最好。