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Performances of novel poly(diaryloxyphosphazene) based heat shielding materials with various fibrous reinforcements
Author(s) -
Wu Jian,
Zhang Shuangkun,
Basharat Majid,
Liu Wei,
Dai Shaotao,
Zhang Teng,
Wu Zhanpeng
Publication year - 2021
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.51222
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , kevlar , elastomer , char , ultimate tensile strength , polymer , thermal stability , thermosetting polymer , fiber , composite number , pyrolysis , chemical engineering , engineering
Elastomeric heat shielding materials (EHSMs) are necessary to protect combustion chambers of solid rocket motors during their working. Poly(diaryloxyphosphazene) (PDPP) elastomers own inherent thermal stability and flame retardancy because the backbone of alternating phosphorus and nitrogen atoms can be a novel promising polymer matrix toward EHSMs. The present study deals with the development of a novel PDPP based EHSMs with several different fibrous reinforcements, including Kevlar, polyimide, and carbon short fibers. It is found that PDPP/Kevlar composites show outstanding tensile strength and ablation resistance because of their strong interfacial bonding between matrix and fibers which benefits from the possible network of intermolecular hydrogen bonds. PDPP/carbon composites produce a compact charred layer due to their high char yields of carbon fibers. These results improve the understanding of the role of polyphosphazenes with different kinds of fibers on ablation mechanisms, which enable the possibility to exploit intrinsic properties of polyphosphazenes.