The Influence of Temperature on the Tensile Properties and Residual Strain Following Stress-relaxation Processes of Armos and Terlon Aramid Yarns

Abstract

Aromatic polyamide fibres occupy a unique position among synthetic fibres due to their superior mechanical and thermal properties. Armos and Terlon are of particular interest as initial raw material for the production of high-strength, high-modulus and heat-resistant aramid fibres and yarns. This study investigates the influence of temperature on the strength and deformation properties of these yarns. It is found that the characteristics of tensile stress– strain properties and the accumulation of residual deformation are temperature dependent, especially in the case of Armos. The mechanical properties are strongly influenced by the level of moisture which is associated with intermolecular interaction such as hydrogen bonds and Van der Waals forces.     

Influence of aging behavior of Armos fiber after oxygen plasma treatment on its composite interfacial properties

This work concerns the aging behavior of Armos fiber and Armos fiber reinforced poly (phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone) (PPESK) composite after oxygen plasma treatment. Armos fiber surface chemical composition, surface morphology and roughness, and surface wettability as a function of storage time in air after oxygen plasma treatment were measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic contact angle analysis (DCAA) system, respectively. The fiber surface aging behavior could be detected obviously in chemical composition and surface wettability, whereas the surface morphology and roughness remained nearly stable after storing in air as long as 10 days after oxygen plasma treatment. The effects of surface aging behavior after oxygen plasma treatment on Armos fiber reinforced PPESK composite interfacial properties were evaluated by interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) test and humid resistance measurement. It was found that the values of ILSS reduced and the composite humid resistance properties decayed. The polar functional groups that were reoriented from the surface into the bulk of the fibers or moved away from the fiber surfaces, maybe responsible for the weak interfacial strength between the fiber and the matrix in composite system.     

The analysis of Armos fibers reinforced poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone) composite surfaces after oxygen plasma treatment

The effects of oxygen plasma treatment on both the fiber surface and interfacial adhesion of Armos fiber reinforced PPESK composites were investigated in this paper. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to analyze fiber surface chemical composition and surface roughness, respectively. The results indicated that oxygen plasma treatment had introduced a large amount of reactive functional groups onto the fiber surface and the fiber surface roughness was increased largely. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the untreated and oxygen plasma-treated composites was measured to evaluate the interfacial adhesion. The values of ILSS were enhanced dramatically; the water molecule diffusion into composite along interface was prevented effectively. The composite fracture mode was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed that the primary failure mode varied from interface failure to matrix failure after oxygen plasma treatment. Results indicated that oxygen plasma treatment was an effective method to improve the interfacial adhesion properties of Armos fiber reinforced PPESK composites by both chemical bonding and physical effects.     

Armos/环氧FRP模压板耐库存和湿热性能的研究

本文对Armos芳纶纤维增强环氧预浸料模压板进行耐室内库存和湿热老化性能的试验研究，并对试验结果进行分析讨论。     

γ-射线辐照Armos纤维对AFRC界面性能的影响

为改善Armos纤维和环氧树脂间的界面结合性能,采用对环氧树脂/丙酮溶液浸泡的Armos纤维进行γ-射线辐照改性处理,探索辐照剂量对其芳纶纤维增强复合材料(AFRC)界面性能的影响.研究结果表明:在辐照剂量200～1000kGy,AFRC的层间剪切强度(ILSS)和界面剪切强度(IFSS)均增加,且500kGy界面强度较未处理的提高幅度最大;经γ-射线辐照处理的芳纶纤维,表面氧含量有大幅度提高,使得纤维表面活性增大;辐照处理后纤维表面较未处理的纤维表面粗糙度有所增加;纳米硬度仪测试AFRC横断面纤维、界面和基体的纳米硬度,表明辐照可以提高复合材料的硬度.