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Characterization and role of an elastomeric interphase on carbon fibers reinforcing an epoxy matrix
Author(s) -
Gerard JeanFrancois
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760280905
Subject(s) - materials science , epoxy , composite material , interphase , elastomer , composite number , coating , carbon fibers , fiber , matrix (chemical analysis) , genetics , biology
Oxidized carbon fibers were coated using an on‐line filament winding process with an elastomeric adduct crosslinkable and compatible with an epoxy matrix. The coating and modifications of the epoxy network were studied by dynamic mechanical measurements. Assuming that apparent activation energies of the secondary relaxation β e of the epoxy network and main relaxation α a of adduct are very different, it is possible at low frequencies to separate the two peaks. The composite material can be described as a three phase system: an epoxy network as matrix, carbon fibers, and a soft interlayer. The mechanical behavior of unidirectional composite materials studied by impact and bending tests is strongly dependent on the presence and the thickness of the coating at the carbon fiber surface.