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Analysis of polymeric composite interphase regions with thermal atomic force microscopy
Author(s) -
Tillman Matthew S.,
Hayes Brian S.,
Seferis James C.
Publication year - 2001
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/app.1258
Subject(s) - interphase , thermosetting polymer , microscale chemistry , materials science , scanning thermal microscopy , composite material , composite number , thermal , characterization (materials science) , glass fiber , epoxy , thermal analysis , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , thermal conductivity , genetics , mathematics education , mathematics , physics , biology
Previous work on the characterization of interphase regions in thermosetting composite systems has focused on the inference of an interphase layer from effects noticed through macroscale mechanical and thermal testing. With the development of atomic force microscopy and active thermal probes for this technique, it is now possible to examine material thermal properties on a much smaller scale. Variations in microscale thermal properties of an aerospace‐grade thermosetting resin system were evaluated for carbon and glass fiber reinforcement, using the modulated local thermal analysis mode of a TA Instruments 2990 μTA. The variations observed clearly demonstrate the presence of a soft interphase layer in the glass material and underline the importance of fiber–matrix interactions during the formation of the interphase. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 80: 1643–1649, 2001