Improved wettability and interfacial adhesion in carbon fibre/epoxy composites via an aqueous epoxy sizing agent

被引:105
作者
Liu, Fuyao [1 ]
Shi, Zhuo
Dong, Yubing [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Sci Tech Univ, Key Lab Adv Text Mat & Mfg Technol, Minist Educ, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Carbon fibres; Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Interface/interphase; Wettability; FIBER SURFACE-TREATMENT; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; CONTACT-ANGLE; FIBER/EPOXY COMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PERFORMANCE; INTERPHASE; STRENGTH; TENSILE; SULFONE;
D O I
10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.06.026
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
In this paper, a modified epoxy emulsifier (MEE) was synthesised for preparing an aqueous epoxy sizing agent, which was used to reinforce interfacial adhesion of carbon fibre (CF)/epoxy composites. The sizing agent was evenly wrapped on the fibre surface with tiny particles, as well as increased the surface roughness of fibres; meanwhile, the activated carbon atoms on the surface of sized CF were further increased, as confirmed via SEM, AFM and XPS. The contact angle (CA) of fibres was observed via drop-on-fibre system. The results showed that the wettability of CF was significantly improved and the CA of CF was reduced by approximately 23 degrees. According to the single-fibre fragmentation test, the interfacial shear strength of sized CF/EP composites increased by 70%-76%. The improvement of interfacial adhesion could be mainly attributed to the generation of chemical interaction bonds and the interface mechanical interlock of CF and the epoxy matrix.
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页码:337 / 345
页数:9
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