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Performance improvement of glass‐fiber‐reinforced polystyrene composite using a surface modifier. II. Mechanical properties of composites
Author(s) -
Jang Jyongsik,
Lee Jun Yeob,
Jeong Jong Koo
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19960328)59:13<2069::aid-app11>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , polystyrene , glass fiber , composite number , fiber , copolymer , surface modification , adhesion , silane , styrene , polymer , chemical engineering , engineering
The mechanical properties of glass‐fiber‐reinforced polystyrene composites were investigated with the variation of glass fiber content, surface treatment conditions, and silane coupling agents. γ‐MPS, GPS, and poly(γ‐MPS‐ co ‐stvrene) were used for the surface modification of glass fiber. Mechanical properties of glass‐fiber‐reinforced polystyrene composites increased with increasing the content of glass fiber. Poly(γ‐MPS‐ co ‐styrene) was superior to γ‐MPS and GPS in promoting the interfacial adhesion of glass fiber‐reinforced polystyrene composites. The mechanical properties of composites were maximum at a low copolymer concentration when the γ‐MPS content in the copolymer was high and vice versa. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.