Effect of Fiber Surface on the Interfacial Properties for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites. Issue 3 (March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Wenbo; Zhang, Shu; Hao, Lifeng; Zhao, Xueying; Jiao, Weicheng; Yang, Fan; Wang, Rongguo
• Is Part Of: Polymers and polymer composites. Volume 22:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 283
• Page End: 288
• Publication Date: 2014-03
• Subjects: Interfacial shear strength -- Contact angle -- Carbon fiber -- Epoxy; Polymers -- Periodicals; 668.905
• DOI: 10.1177/096739111402200309
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-3911

Abstract

We studied the effect of carbon-fiber surface on interfacial properties of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites. Surface morphology and chemical composition of T-Series carbon fibers made in Japan were analyzed by scanning electron microscope and X-Ray photoelectron spectra. The wettability between carbon fibers and epoxy resin was characterized by dynamic contact angle testing. The interfacial shear strength was obtained by microbond testing, and the destruction morphology of the interface observed that was used to determine the failure mechanism.