等离子接枝处理超高分子量聚乙烯纤维

利用等离子接枝法对超高分子量聚乙烯纤维进行表面处理,在纤维表面产生活性官能团,并用紫外分析、红外分析探讨了纤维表面官能团的产生及变化。通过测定纤维复合材料层间剪切强度验证结构与性能的关系。     

液态氧化法处理超高分子量聚乙烯纤维

用液态氧化法对超高分子量聚乙烯纤维进行了表面处理,研究了处理介质、处理时间对超高分子量聚乙烯／环氧复合材料层间剪切强度的影响,用扫描电子显微镜、ＸＰＳ表面元素分析、毛细浸润法测接触角等方法探讨了纤维表面性能处理前后的变化,以及纤维与树脂的界面结合情况。     

超高分子量聚乙烯纤维表面改性的研究进展

超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维具有诸多优异性能,因此被广泛应用于纤维增强复合材料(FRP)。但是由于UHMWPE纤维表面光滑且无极性基团,与树脂基体粘接性差,可通过纤维表面改性有效提高FRP的界面强度,进而提升材料性能。本文总结了近几年基于化学处理、等离子体处理、电晕放电和辐射引发表面接枝等方法对UHMWPE纤维表面改性的研究进展,并对改性方法的发展进行了展望。     

邻苯二酚-四乙烯五胺改性超高分子量聚乙烯纤维

应用Cat-TEPA改性超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维,在难黏附的纤维表面形成均匀涂层.采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、X射线衍射(XRD)、示差扫描量热(DSC)、热重分析(TGA)和静态接触角测试等手段对其结构和性能进行了表征,并通过单丝拔出实验研究改性前后纤维与环氧树脂之间的界面剪切强度(IFSS),探索了反应物配比、反应时间对表面性能的影响,并确定最佳改性条件.结果表明Cat-TEPA共沉积改性未影响纤维的结晶和热稳定性,改性后纤维表面浸润性得到改善,且适当增加反应时间和TEPA含量能够提高纤维和树脂之间的IFSS,当Cat-TEPA摩尔比为1:4,反应时间为24 h时效果最佳,与未改性纤维相比,界面剪切强度提升约44%.     

高性能纤维表面改性及其双马树脂基复合材料界面

采用电感耦合射频等离子体(ICP)和介质阻挡放电(DBD)低温等离子体对高性能连续纤维表面进行改性,分别采用X光电子能谱(XPS)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和动态接触角测定仪(DCA)等分析测试手段系统地研究了等离子体处理时间、放电功率、放电气压等对连续碳纤维、聚苯并二噁唑(PBO)纤维改性处理前后,纤维表面状态、表面组成、表面形貌、浸润性能的变化规律以及经等离子体处理前后纤维增强双马树脂基复合材料界面结构与性能的影响关系及变化规律、复合材料界面粘结和破坏机理.研究结果表明,经过等离子体处理后,纤维表面接枝上了大量的含羧基、羟基等极性官能团,表面粗糙度增加,表面自由能增加,纤维浸润性能得到明显改善,导致纤维与双马树脂基体界面层间剪切强度(ILSS)明显提高,复合材料的破坏模式由未处理的界面脱粘破坏转变为等离子体处理后的树脂基体破坏.最后,对纤维表面时效性及其对纤维增强双马树脂基复合材料界面性能的影响关系也进行了论述.     

ZnO纳米棒改性超高分子量聚乙烯纤维及其性能研究

采用低温水热法在超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)纤维表面成功制备了致密均匀的ZnO纳米棒阵列,利用纳米棒阵列与树脂形成啮合结构,有效增强了纤维和树脂之间的界面结合强度.采用扫描电镜(SEM)、示差扫描量热法(DSC)、热重分析(TGA)、X射线衍射(XRD)等手段对纤维改性前后结构与性能变化进行了分析,并通过单丝拔出实验表征了其与环氧树脂间的界面剪切强度(IFSS);探索了反应时间、前驱液浓度对界面性能的影响.研究结果表明这种改性方法对纤维的本征性能几乎无影响,改性后纤维增重仅5%,而与树脂复合后界面剪切强度提升58%,单丝拨出时破坏发生在纳米棒阵列与纤维之间.进一步,利用该方法对UHMWPE织物进行改性,发现使用单宁酸可提高纳米棒阵列与纤维之间的结合力,使得到的UHMWPE@ZnO和UHMWPE@TA-ZnO织物的防穿刺能力分别提升20%和42%.     

不同的偶联剂处理木纤维对木纤维和低密度聚乙烯复合材料力学性能的影响

本文对木纤维作增强填料填充低密度聚乙烯（LDPE）所获得的生物降解复合材料力学性能进行了研究．分别用四种不同的偶联剂：改性钛酸酯类偶联剂TC－POT、TC－PBT和硅烷类偶联剂γ-（2，3环氧丙氧基）丙基三甲基硅烷（KH－560）、甲基乙烯基硅烷（205－Silane）处理水纤维，经实验发现用改性钛酸酯类偶联剂TC－POT、TC-PBT处理的木纤维对低密度聚乙烯（LDPE）具有较好增强作用，所组成的复合材料具有较好的力学性能．本文也研究了不同偶联刘含量处理木纤维对复合材料力学性能的影响。     

石墨纤维氧化表面处理对环氧树脂界面粘合影响的研究

<正> 由于石墨纤维表面能较低,因此石墨纤维/树脂复合材料的界面粘合情况极为重要,为了阐明界面的粘合机理,需要对石墨纤维的表面特性如表面活化能、浸润性、表面积、表面化学基团等方面进行研究,为了提高复合材料的层间剪切强度,常常用各种方法对石墨纤维的表面进行处理,以期改变纤维表面的物理和化学结构来增加纤维和环氧树脂     

kevlar纤维增强尼龙6复合材料的力学性能

对Kevlar纤维进行了改性,使其成为己内酰胺阴离子开环聚合的活性中心,采用阴离子接枝法在Kevlar纤维(KF)表面接枝尼龙6低聚物,并与基体尼龙6混合,用挤出和注塑方式制备了尼龙6/改性Kevlar纤维(PA6/KF1)复合材料。ESEM和XPS分析表明,Kevlar纤维表面接枝上了尼龙6低聚物。比较了尼龙6/未改性Kevlar纤维(PA6/KF0)和PA6/KF1复合材料的力学性能及破坏形态,同时探讨了其破坏机理。结果表明,接枝尼龙6的KF1增强了KF与尼龙6复合材料界面的相互作用,拉伸强度、弯曲强度和弯曲模量分别提高了20.69%、12.26%和14.23%,但冲击强度降低了8.2%;当复合材料被破坏时,未改性纤维表面只粘附有少量的树脂尼龙6,而改性纤维的表面有较多的树脂包覆层,呈部分非界面脱粘破坏,具有良好的界面结合能力。     

等离子接枝处理的CF/PAA复合材料层间剪切强度及其形貌研究

采用等离子技术对碳纤维(CF)进行接枝芳基乙炔(PAA)处理,研究了影响CF／PAA复合材料层间剪切强度(ILSS)的因素。结果表明,经等离子接枝PAA处理后,复合材料的ILSS有了很大提高。SEM显示经接枝处理后CF和PAA树脂之间的界面结合紧密,改善了复合材料的界面结合性能。     

Chemical modification on UHMWPE microparticles to improve the interfacial and tribological properties of UHMWPE/carbon fabric/phenolic laminate in water environment

Carbon fabric (CF)/phenolic laminates filled with pristine and chromic acid treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) microparticles were fabricated. Their interfacial and tribological properties in water environment were comparatively investigated. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the laminates was tested on a universal testing machine (DY35), and the tribological properties were evaluated by a block‐on‐ring tribo‐tester. The worn surfaces and the interfaces of the laminates were respectively analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and field emission SEM (FESEM). The change of the chemical composition of UHMWPE microparticles after chromic acid etching was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The chemical state of carbon fiber surface was examined using X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results revealed that the chromic acid treated UHMWPE microparticles had more remarkable effect than the pristine ones on improving not only ILSS and wear resistance of CF/phenolic laminate, but also its immunity to water environment. This should be attributed to the strengthened interfaces in treated UHMWPE/CF/phenolic laminate, which were characterized by the drawn dendritic UHMWPE fibrils firmly clinging on the surfaces of carbon fibers and resin in a Boston ivy‐like manner. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of electrochemical and plasma treatments on carbon fibre surfaces

This paper summarizes the chemical changes induced on carbon fibre surfaces (examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS) by a variety of electrochemical treatment in aqueous electrolytes together with the improvements in fibre/resin bonding in the corresponding composite materials. It was found that there was no correlation between the amount of chemical functionality introduced onto the fibre surface and the fibre/resin bond strength, i.e. chemical bonding does not play a major role in fibre resin adhesion. This does not rule out the possibility of chemical bonding between the fibre and resin—it simply implies that it is not the governing factor. It is suggested that the immediate surface concentration of chemical groups is too low to make a significant contribution. To tailor interfacial properties it would be desirable to promote chemical bonding between fibre and matrix. The use of a specially designed plasma treatment cell has led to an increase in the surface concentration of chemical groups ( C OH, hydroxyl) that have the potential to react chemically with the resin. By exploiting grazing angle data taken from XPS analysis, it is shown that changes in the chemical nature of the fibres only occurs in the outermost layers, whereas the electrochemical reaction proceeds well into the fibre sublayers. Selective introduction of nitrogen-containing functionality (such as amines,  NH₂) has been achieved. The reactivity towards a particular plasma is shown to be largely dependent on the structure of the fibre surface. The number of C/N groups produced on higher modulus fibres was undesirably low. Their concentration was increased by biasing the fibres to a negative potential (10–30 V) during plasma exposure.     

Thermal and crystallization studies of short flax fibre reinforced polypropylene matrix composites: Effect of treatments

The effect of fibre treatments on thermal stability of flax fibre and crystallization of flax fibre/polypropylene composites was investigated. For thermal stability study, flax fibres have been treated using maleic anhydride, maleic anhydride polypropylene copolymer, vinyltrimethoxy silane and alkalization. In order to compare thermal stability of flax fibres thermogravimetry (TG) analysis has been used. Kinetic parameters have been determined by Kissinger method. Results showed that all treatments improved thermal stability of flax fibres. For crystallinity analysis, three different techniques have been used, differential scanning calorimetry analysis (DSC), pressure–volume–temperature (PVT) measurements for analysis of volume shrinkage and polarized optical microscopy (POM). All techniques results showed that addition of flax fibre increased crystallization rate. Besides, depending on fibre surface treatment and crystallization temperature, flax fibre/PP composites can show transcrystallinity.     

Effect of strain rate on the dynamic tensile behaviour of UHMWPE fibre laminates

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre has great potential for strengthening structures against impact or blast loads. A quantitative characterization of the mechanical properties of UHMWPE fibres at varying strain rates is necessary to achieve reliable structural design. Quasi-static and high-speed tensile tests were performed to investigate the unidirectional tensile properties of UHMWPE fibre laminates over a wide range of strain rates from 0.0013 to 163.78 s⁻¹. Quasi-static tensile tests of UHMWPE fibre laminates were conducted at thicknesses ranging from 1.76 mm to 5.19 mm. Weibull analysis was conducted to investigate the scatter of the test data. The failure mechanism and modes of the UHMWPE fibre laminates observed during the test are discussed. The test results indicate that the mechanical properties of the UHMWPE fibre laminate are not sensitive to thickness, whereas the strength and the modulus of elasticity increase with strain rate. It is concluded that the distinct failure modes at low and high strain rates partially contribute to the tensile strength of the UHMWPE fibre laminates. A series of empirical formulae for the dynamic increase factor (DIF) of the material strength and modulus of elasticity are also derived for better representation of the effect of strain rate on the mechanical properties of UHMWPE fibre laminates.     

Effect of carbon fiber surface functionality on the moisture absorption behavior of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composites

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)‐based carbon fibers were electrochemically oxidized in aqueous ammonium bicarbonate with increasing current density. The electrochemical treatment led to significant changes of surface physical properties and chemical structures. The oxidized fibers showed much cleaner surfaces and increased levels of oxygen functionalities. However, it was found that there was no correlation between surface roughness and the fiber/resin bond strength, i.e. mechanical interlocking did not play a major role in fiber/resin adhesion. Increases in surface chemical functionality resulted in improved fiber/resin bonding and increased interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites. The relationship between fiber surface functionality and the hydrothermal aging behavior of carbon fiber/epoxy composites was investigated. The existence of free volume resulted from poor wetting of carbon fibers by the epoxy matrix and the interfacial chemical structure were the governing factors in the moisture absorption process of carbon fiber/epoxy composites. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chemical recycling of carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin composites in subcritical water: Synergistic effect of phenol and KOH on the decomposition efficiency

The combination of phenol and potassium hydroxide (KOH) was used to chemically recycle carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin cured with 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane in subcritical water. This combination had a synergistic effect on decomposing this kind of epoxy resin. The main decomposition products from the epoxy resin were identified by means of GC-MS, and a possible free-radical reaction mechanism for the decomposition of epoxy resin is proposed. The recovered carbon fibres were characterized using single fibre tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Compared to virgin carbon fibres after sizing removal, the surface compositions of the recovered carbon fibres had little change and the tensile strength of the recovered carbon fibres was well retained.     

Imaging of the formerly bonded area of individual fibre to fibre joints with SEM and AFM

Besides the determination of the force and the energy needed to break individual fibre to fibre joints, the investigation of the formerly bonded area (FBA) is of essential importance to learn more about the failure mechanisms of fibre–fibre bonds in general. In this study the surfaces of paper fibres and the FBA of fibre–fibre joints after the determination of the breaking force as well as the bonding energy were analysed by means of low voltage scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. A comparison between the contact zone of fibres broken at different loading rates as well as under cyclic loading showed that there seems to be no significant difference in the appearance of the FBA in these cases. Only minor delamination of the cell wall could be found in the bonding zone, which indicates no mechanical interlocking of fibrils in the bonding zone. Furthermore, it is shown that some glues used for specimen preparation of fibre–fibre bond strength measurement are forming a glue film on the fiber surface and migrate into the bonding region.     

Effect of surface modification by bromination and metalation on Kevlar fibre-epoxy adhesion

This research uses metalation, bromination, and grafting to modify the surface of Kevlar fibre. The resulting fibre was characterized with tensile measurement, infrared spectroscopy, intrinsic viscosity, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). From the SEM micrographs, the surface morphology of the bromine etched Kevlar fibre has a rougher surface than the untreated fibre. Furthermore, the tensile strength of Kevlar fibre decreases with the increase of bromine treating time. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the fibre-reinforced epoxy composite was measured. The results show that the ILSS of the bromoacetic acid-grafted Kevlar sample can be increased by 12%, while that of epichlorohydrin-grafted Kevlar can be increased by 8%.