Thermoelectric power and AC electrical properties of PAN-based carbon fiber composites

The thermoelectric power and AC electrical properties of conductive polymer composites made of polycarbonate filled with randomly distributed PAN-based carbon fibers of different concentration: 0, 5, 10, 18, and 30 wt% were studied. The thermoelectric power was measured as a function of temperature in the frequency range from 200 kHz to 12 MHz. It was found that the observed Seebeck coefficient and thermoelectric activation energy depend on temperature, frequency and fiber concentration. The Seebeck coefficient calculated using the electrical transport theory of semiconductors decreases with both increasing temperature and carbon fiber content. The thermoelectric power results revealed that the composites function electrically as semiconductors. Dielectric constants and AC conductivity were calculated from impedance and phase angle measurements. It was found that both increase with increasing temperature. The activation energy and relaxation time decrease with increasing temperature measured and applied frequency. The thermoelectric power results indicated that electrical conduction in bulk composites is produced from a combination of transport processes involving: electrons, holes, ions and charged impurity motion in addition to protonic migration.     

PAN-based carbon fibers/PMMA composites: thermal, dielectric, and DC electrical properties

The study deals with thermal, dielectric, and DC electrical properties of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fibers/poly(methyl methacrylate) composites. The polymer composites contain 0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 wt.% PAN-based carbon fibers. The thermal conductivity was studied as a function of filler content and temperature. It was found that the thermal conductivity is enhanced by addition of carbon fibers concentration and temperature. The dielectric properties were determined using impedance measurements. The results showed that the dielectric constant and dielectric loss are decreased with frequency, and increased with both temperature and fibers content. The DC electrical conductivity, temperature coefficient of resistance, and activation energy were studied as a function of fibers concentration in the temperature ranges 30–110?°C. It was found that the composites exhibit negative temperature coefficient of resistivity and enhancement of electrical conductivity with increasing temperature and carbon fibers concentration. The observed increase in the DC conductivity was explained according to the approach of conductive paths and connections between the carbon fibers.     

A comparative study on mechanical properties of carbon fiber/PEEK composites

The aim of this work was to improve mechanical properties such as flexural strength and interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) thermoplastic polymer which has very high processing temperature due to its high melting temperature. Carbon fiber (CF) surface was modified by two different methods: oxidative and non-oxidative. Piranha solution and chromate solution were used for chemical treatment (oxidative treatment), and silicone based polymers were used for polymer coating (non-oxidative). The changes on the surface structure and surface chemistry were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. FTIR results indicate that coating fibers decreases carbon element content, whereas increases the oxygen and silicone content as well as their functional groups on the surface. Flexural strength and ILSS properties of CF/PEEK composites were measured according to ASTM D-790 and ASTM D2344, respectively.     

碳纤维水泥基机敏复合材料的电阻测试研究

研究四电极法中电极位置、电流大小、交直流等对碳纤维水泥基复合材料(CFRC)圆柱试样电阻率测试的影响.研究表明,四电极法测CFRC电阻率时,只有当电流电极离电压电极不小于两电压电极之间的距离时,电流电极的位置不影响电阻率的测试结果.当电流小于1 mA时,电流大小对电阻率测试结果影响较小.采用交流电流测得的电阻率比用直流测得的值小;采用两电极法时,CFRC不同部位间的电阻不满足叠加关系,而用四电极法测试时则满足叠加关系.CFRC在密实成型过程中,碳纤维在水泥石中沿高度不均匀分布.     

碳纤维表面处理对聚合物基复合材料电性能的影响

碳纤维与聚合物基体间的界面粘接状况是影响复合材料电性能的重要因素之一。研究了碳纤维表面经浓硝酸处理后的碳纤维表面形貌与性能；碳纤维增强聚合物基复合材料的电阻率及其PTC效应的变化。结果表明：经浓硝酸处理后，碳纤维表面粗糙度增加、沟槽加深加宽；碳元素含量减少、含氧官能团增多；同时复合材料的电阻率和正温度系数（PTC）均有所提高，负温度系数（NTC）现象减弱．     

聚酯/碳纤维复合材料的自修复性能研究

合成了脲醛树脂/环氧树脂微胶囊,并作为功能材料设计自修复聚醋/碳纤维复合材料.采用力学性能测试,扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和光学显微镜(OM)对微胶囊功能材料和自修复材料进行研究.碳纤维能够提高材料的弹性模量,在材料损伤过程中,控制裂缝的宽度.微胶囊具有增韧效果和自修复能力.经过拉伸复合材料内部产生裂纹.微胶囊在裂纹前端...     

Thermoelastic properties and conductivity of carbon/carbon fiber composites

Unidirectional carbon/carbon composites are modeled as fiber composites with cylindrically orthotropic fibers and matrix. All of the thermoelastic properties and the conductivities are evaluated on the basis of the composite cylinder assemblage (CCA) and the generalized self consistent scheme (GSCS) models. The former for axisymmetric elastic properties, axial shear modulus, thermal expansion coefficients and conductivities; the latter for transverse shear and Young's moduli and Poisson's ratio. Numerical results are given for onion skin, radial and transversely isotropic phase graphitic structures.     

金属修饰碳纤维／环氧树脂复合材料制备及其电磁性能研究

采用化学镀镍和钴的方法对碳纤维进行表面改性，并研究了施镀条件变化对碳纤维在X（8．5～12．5GHz）波段电磁参数的影响。将改性和未改性的碳纤维吸波材料用环氧树脂包覆压制成相同碳纤维百分比的样板作对比测试，结果显示改性碳纤维能够在C波段较好地提高吸波性能。初步分析了改性碳纤维的吸波机理。     

碳纤维丝束结构对碳纤维/酚醛复合材料烧蚀性能的影响EI北大核心CSCD

以酚醛树脂为基体,以平纹碳布和短切碳纤维两种结构形式的碳纤维为增强剂,制备碳纤维增强的碳/酚醛复合材料。采用氧/乙炔烧蚀实验对复合材料的耐烧蚀性能进行了对比性研究,采用电子拉力试验机对复合材料的弯曲性能进行表征,采用扫描电镜对复合材料烧蚀形面进行观察,并通过固体火箭发动机对复合材料的烧蚀性能进行考核验证。研究结果表明:以这两种结构形式的碳纤维为增强剂制备的碳/酚醛复合材料,其氧乙炔质量烧蚀率的大小与碳纤维丝束的大小具有正相关的特性,碳纤维丝束越小碳纤维质量烧蚀率越低,当碳纤维增强剂处于单丝状态时,复合材料的氧乙炔质量烧蚀率达到最低为0.046 g/s,并且碳纤维的型号规格对复合材料氧乙炔质量烧蚀率的影响变小。固体火箭发动机实验表明,单丝状态下的碳纤维/酚醛复合材料的抗烧蚀冲刷性能明显优于束状碳纤维/酚醛复合材料。     

Experimental study of mechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanofiber/epoxy composites

Epoxy nanocomposites of different content of carbon nanofibers up to 1 wt.% have been fabricated under room temperature and refrigerated curing conditions. The composites were studied in terms of mechanical and electrical properties. Flexural modulus and hardness were found to increase significantly in refrigerated samples due to prevention of aggregates of nanofibers during cure condition. Increase and shifting in G-band by Raman spectra of these samples confirmed stress transfer and reinforcement between epoxy matrix and carbon nanofiber. Electrical conductivity improved by 3–6 orders after infusing carbon nanofibers in insulating epoxy. Room temperature samples acquired higher conductivity that was attributed to network formation by aggregates of nanofibers along the fiber alignment direction as revealed by electron microscopic studies.     

短切炭纤维增强沥青基C/C复合材料的力学性能

利用模压半炭化成型工艺在大气环境下制备出了短切炭纤维增强沥青基C／C复合材料（简称SCFRC）。研究了短切炭纤维的体积分数对SCFRC材料的体积密度和力学性能的影响规律。借助光学显微镜和扫描电镜对其微观组织和断口形貌进行了观察，分析了短切炭纤维对SCFRC材料的增强机制。结果表明，当短切炭纤维的体积分数由0％增大到11．8％时，SCFRC材料的力学性能随之呈线性增加；短切炭纤维增强SCFRC材料的机制主要有裂纹偏转效应、桥联效应以及脱粘和拔出效应。     

Mechanical properties of carbon fiber/fullerene-dispersed epoxy composites

This study examined the effect of fullerene dispersion on the mechanical properties of carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy matrix composites (CFRPs). Mechanical properties such as tension, compression, open-hole compression, comparession after impact (CAI), binding, short beam shear, and interlaminar fracture toughness were evaluated for [0]₈, [90]₁₆, [45/0/?45/90]_2S laminates. Tension and compression strengths increased 2–12% by dispersing 0.5% of fullerene into the matrix resin. Furthermore, interlaminar fracture toughness of the composite was improved by about 60%. It was revealed that a small amount of fullerene (0.1–1 wt.%) increased the failure strain of epoxy resin itself, thereby improving the CFRP strength.     

Dielectric properties of epoxy/short carbon fiber composites

The dielectric properties of epoxy/short carbon fiber composites at different concentrations 0, 5, 10 and 15% by weight, different thicknesses 2 and 4 mm, and frequency in the range from 20 Hz to 1 MHz were characterized. Scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry were utilized. The alternating current (ac) electrical properties (complex impedance, dielectric constant, dielectric loss, real part of electric modulus, imaginary part of electric modulus, electrical conductivity, and relaxation time) were determined. It was found that the applied frequency, filler concentrations, and composite thickness affected the ac electrical properties of the epoxy/carbon fiber composites. The dielectric behaviors of the interfacial polarization between epoxy matrix and carbon fibers could be described by the Maxwell–Wagner–Sillars relaxation. The analysis of the complex electric modulus in the frequency range from 20 Hz to 1 MHz revealed that the interfacial relaxation followed the Cole–Davidson distribution of relaxation times. The universal power-law of ac conductivity was observed in the epoxy/carbon fiber composites. The calculated power exponent (near unity) is physically acceptable within this applied model.     

Electrical properties of hybrid carbon black/carbon fiber polypropylene composites

The electrical conductivity and morphology of injection molded polypropylene based composites containing two conductive fillers, carbon black (CB) and carbon fibers (CF) were studied. Injection moldings containing both, CB and CF, where the content of each filler was above its own percolation threshold, resulted in similar or lower values of overall composite volume resistivity compared with the resistivity of systems filled only with CB at the corresponding content. However, the resistivity of two-filler systems is always higher than the resistivity of systems filled only with CF at the corresponding content. The morphology and fiber length analysis of the injection molded composites are quite intriguing. Fiber orientation in the injection molded two-filler systems was found to be almost perpendicular to the melt flow direction, with no significant skin-core fiber orientation patterns, contrary to the typically observed fiber orientation in injection molded fiber filled composites. Moreover, the CF breakage in the presence of the CB was found more intense than when just CF is used, resulting in shorter fibers with narrower length distributions. This unexpected fiber behavior is responsible for the unexpected electrical behavior. However, the coexistence of CB and CF electrically conductive networks, supporting each other, was confirmed, in spite of the mechanical disturbances caused by the presence of fibrilar and particulate fillers.     

Hygrothermal effects on the shear properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites

The environmental factors, such as humidity and temperature, can limit the applications of composites by deteriorating the mechanical properties over a period of time. Environmental factors play an important role during the manufacture step and during composite’s life cycle. The degradation of composites due to environmental effects is mainly caused by chemical and/or physical damages in the polymer matrix, loss of adhesion at the fiber/matrix interface, and/or reduction of fiber strength and stiffness. Composite’s degradation can be measure by shear tests because shear failure is a matrix dominated property. In this work, the influence of moisture in shear properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites (laminates [0/0]_s and [0/90]_s) have been investigated. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) was measured by using the short beam shear test, and Iosipescu shear strength and modulus (G ₁₂) have been determinated by using the Iosipescu test. Results for laminates [0/0]_s and [0/90]_s, after hygrothermal conditioning, exhibited a reduction of 21% and 18% on the interlaminar shear strenght, respectively, when compared to the unconditioned samples. Shear modulus follows the same trend. A reduction of 14.1 and 17.6% was found for [0/0]_s and [0/90]_s, respectively, when compared to the unconditioned samples. Microstructural observations of the fracture surfaces by optical and scanning electron microscopies showed typical damage mechanisms for laminates [0/0]_s and [0/90]_s.     

碳纤维/棉纤维/聚吡咯柔性复合材料的制备及性能研究

柔性超级电容器作为一种储能器件,具有功率密度高、充电时间短、循环寿命长、比电容高等优点,可满足可穿戴器件的需求,而柔性电极材料是决定柔性超级电容器发展的关键因素,它决定着电容器的主要性能指标。采用混纺的方法制备了碳纤维含量为20%(质量分数)的碳纤维/棉纤维混纺纱线,然后通过电化学沉积法在碳纤维/棉纤维混纺纱线上生长聚吡咯颗粒,成功制备了20%(质量分数)碳纤维/棉纤维/聚吡咯柔性复合材料。利用扫描电子显微镜、拉曼光谱分析仪和电化学工作站研究了复合材料的形貌、聚吡咯沉积情况以及复合材料的电容性能。结果表明,20%(质量分数)碳纤维/棉纤维/聚吡咯柔性复合材料中,聚吡咯颗粒直径为30~60 nm,且沉积均匀,化学活性较高;在1.02 mA/cm^2电流密度下,复合材料的最大比电容达到1.28 F/cm^2,其高比电容归因于电极的独特结构;复合材料具有良好的柔韧性、机械稳定性和充放电循环寿命,其经过6000次弯曲循环后,电容保持率仍有80%以上,可以用作柔性可穿戴超级电容器的电极材料。     

碳纳米管对碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料力学性能的影响

为了探讨碳纳米管(CNTs)对碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料(CF/ER复合材料)力学性能与疲劳寿命的影响,利用静态拉伸实验和拉-拉疲劳实验沿纤维方向对CF/ER复合材料和CNTs增强CF/ER复合材料(CNTs/CF/ER复合材料)进行了对比研究,同时利用X射线仪与扫描电镜对试样进行了观察.研究结果表明,CNTs的加入,虽然对CF/ER复合材料的拉伸力学性能影响不明显,但可以提高高周疲劳寿命约4倍,使各种实验应力水平下的裂纹密度降低9.5％以上,并可观察到试样中CNTs的拔出、破裂及桥联作用.由此可见,CNTs的加入可明显改善CF/ER复合材料的疲劳寿命.     

聚醚砜对连续碳纤维/聚醚醚酮复合材料性能的影响

以聚醚砜(PES)作为第三组分及活化PES作为连续碳纤维(CCF)的表面改性剂制备CCF/聚醚醚酮(PEEK)复合材料,重点研究CCF/PEEK复合材料的制备工艺方法对其性能的影响.结果表明:PES作为第三组分制备的CCF/PEEK复合材料,当填充16wt％的CCF时,复合材料表面电阻降低到107～109 Ω,出现导电...     

Effect of electrical discharge machining on the characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced carbon composites

This work investigated electrical discharge machining (EDM) of carbon fiber reinforced carbon composite material. The characteristics of composites machined by EDM were studied in terms of machining parameters. An empirical model of the composites was also proposed based on the experimental data. The composite material was produced by an electrical discharge sinker using a graphite electrode. The workpiece surface and resolidified layers were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Moreover, surface roughness was determined with a surface profilometer. Experimental results indicate that the extent of delamination, thickness of the recast layer, and surface roughness are proportional to the power input. The EDM process effectively produces excellent surface characteristics and high quality holes in composites under low discharge energy conditions.     

On the electrical resistance of carbon fiber polymer matrix composites

This paper studies the response of carbon fiber polymer matrix composites subjected to DC electric currents. A new fully automated experimental setup that enables one to measure electric field characteristics (current, voltage, resistance) and temperature at the surface of electrified composites in real time has been developed. The experimental procedure ensured a low contact resistance between the composite and electrodes and low resistance heating. An extensive experimental study on the electrical characterization of AS4/3501-6 and IM7/977-2 carbon fiber polymer composites of different lay-up and thickness has been conducted. The effect of the resistive heating was studied using experimental analysis as well as the finite element modeling.