Dynamic mechanical properties of three-component composites (acrylic polymer/epoxy/SiO2) in the glass-transition region

In this work, the static and dynamic mechanical properties, crystallization behaviours, and morphology of long glass-fibre–reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites with thermo-oxidative ageing time from 0 day to 50 days at 120°C were investigated and discussed. The static mechanical properties showed a global decrease in tensile, bending and impact strengths with increasing ageing time. From the results obtained by scanning electronic microscopic observations, interface debonding clearly occurred between the glass fibre and PP matrix in the aged samples. The crystallinity ( Xc) of the composites was analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry; annealing process played the leading role in the early period of ageing, while as ageing progressed, the degradation of PP matrix dominated the ageing process and Xc decreased. The dynamic mechanical analysis results indicated that the storage modulus and glass transition temperature of the composites also decreased with prolonging ageing time. Then, the apparent activation energy ( E) of glass transition was calculated by the Arrhenius equation with different scanning frequencies. A higher value of E was obtained for the samples in the later ageing period, which means a higher energy barrier for glass transition.

Download Full-text

Mean-Field Calculations of the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Elastomer Blends

Rubber Chemistry and Technology ◽

10.5254/1.3536246 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 62 (2) ◽

pp. 305-314 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

K. A. Mazich ◽

P. C. Killgoar ◽

J. A. Ingram

Keyword(s):

Experimental Data ◽

Mechanical Properties ◽

Glass Transition ◽

Storage Modulus ◽

Theoretical Calculations ◽

Mean Field ◽

Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽

Particle Model ◽

Dynamic Mechanical ◽

Grain Model

Abstract A method for calculating the dynamic mechanical properties of elastomer blends with co-continuous structures has been presented. The calculations are based on Kerner's packed-grain model for composite media. Comparisons of theoretical calculations with experimental data show that this model closely approximates the viscoelastic properties of blends with a co-continuous structure, at least in the glass-transition regions of the respective blend components. We have also shown that the storage modulus of co-continuous blends may be well-represented by a discrete-particle model. This result can be misleading, however, if the storage modulus alone is calculated and compared with experimental data. A comparison of viscoelastic data (log E′ and tan δ) with calculation clearly distinguishes the models and indicates that the packed-grain model is the correct representation of the structure of co-continuous blends. The agreement between theory and experiment reported above was principally found in the glass-transition regions of the respective components in the elastomer blend. We extended the comparison well into the rubbery region and found that the agreement between Kerner's mean-field theory and the experimental data was poor, particularly for the loss tangent. Different relaxation mechanisms (relaxations over greater periods of time) are available to the blend in the rubbery region of viscoelastic response, and these mechanisms are apparently not accounted for in the mean-field calculations.

Download Full-text

Effects of the electron-beam absorption dose on the glass transition, thermal expansion, dynamic mechanical properties, and water uptake of polycardanol containing epoxy groups cured by an electron beam

Journal of Applied Polymer Science ◽

10.1002/app.42570 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 132 (39) ◽

pp. n/a-n/a ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jinsil Cheon ◽

Donghwan Cho

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Thermal Expansion ◽

Electron Beam ◽

Glass Transition ◽

Water Uptake ◽

Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽

Dynamic Mechanical ◽

Expansion Dynamic ◽

Epoxy Groups

Download Full-text

Dynamic mechanical properties of supported polymers. I. Application of the torsional braid technique to the study of glass transition temperatures

Journal of Applied Polymer Science ◽

10.1002/app.1963.070070223 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 685-694 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Armand F. Lewis ◽

John K. Gillham

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Glass Transition ◽

Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽

Transition Temperatures ◽

Glass Transition Temperatures ◽

Dynamic Mechanical

Download Full-text

Correlation of Microstructural Evolution With the Dynamic-Mechanical Viscoelastic Properties of Underfill Under Sustained High Temperature Operation

ASME 2020 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems ◽

10.1115/ipack2020-2675 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Pradeep Lall ◽

Madhu Kasturi ◽

Haotian Wu ◽

Ed Davis ◽

Jeff Suhling

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Glass Transition ◽

Viscoelastic Properties ◽

Loss Modulus ◽

Optical Microscope ◽

Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽

Isothermal Exposure ◽

Dynamic Mechanical ◽

Fine Pitch ◽

Long Time

Abstract Automotive underhood electronics are subjected to high operating temperatures in the neighborhood of 150 to 200°C for prolonged periods in the neighborhood of 10-years. Consumer grade off-the shelf electronics are designed to operate at 55 to 85 °C with a lower use-life of 3 to 5 years. Underfill materials are used to provide supplemental restraint to fine-pitch area array electronics and meet the reliability requirements. In this paper, a number of different underfill materials are subjected to automotive underhood temperatures to study the effect of long time isothermal exposure on microstructure and dynamic-mechanical properties. It has been shown that isothermal aging oxidizes the underfill, which can change the mechanical properties of the material significantly. The oxidation of underfill was studied experimentally by measuring oxidation layer thickness using polarized optical microscope. The effect on the mechanical properties was studied using the dynamic mechanical properties of underfill with DMA (Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer). Two different underfill materials were subjected to three different isothermal exposure, which are below, near and above the glass transition temperature of the underfills. The dynamic mechanical viscoelastic properties like storage modulus, loss modulus, tan delta and their respective glass transition temperatures were investigated. Three point bending mode was used in the DMA with a frequency of 1 Hz operating at 3 °C/min.

Download Full-text

Vinylpyridinium ionomers. III. Influence of the matrix glass transition temperature on the dynamic mechanical properties of random acrylate-based systems

Canadian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1139/v90-190 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 68 (7) ◽

pp. 1228-1232 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Denis Duchesne ◽

Adi Eisenberg

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Glass Transition ◽

Transition Temperature ◽

Glass Transition Temperature ◽

Butyl Acrylate ◽

Matrix Material ◽

Ethyl Acrylate ◽

Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽

Dynamic Mechanical ◽

The Matrix

The thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of random butyl acrylate- and plasticized ethyl acrylate-based vinylpyridinium ionomers have been investigated. The properties of the ionomers were found to be dependent on the glass transition temperature of the matrix material. Ionomers having a glass transition temperature lower than ca. 25 °C exhibited all the features associated with the presence of phase-separated microdomains or clusters while the materials with higher glass transition temperatures were not. It was also observed that the dispersion associated with the vinylpyridinium clusters for a butyl acrylate-based ionomer with 12 mol% of ionic units occurs at ca. 25 °C. This value is very close to that observed previously by Otocka and Eirich in their study of a butadiene-based vinylpyridinium ionomer with the same ion content. Keywords: ionomers, plasticization, clustering, glass transition, dynamic mechanical properties.

Download Full-text