Enhancement of interfacial adhesion in glass fiber/epoxy composites by electrophoretic deposition of graphene oxide on glass fibers

To improve the interfacial adhesion of glass fiber (GF)/epoxy composites, the GF surface was treated by dispersing aliphatic diamine-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Carboxyl MWCNTs were first modified by aliphatic diamine with different alkyl chain lengths and then deposited on the surface of GF. The effect of aliphatic diamine chain lengths on the MWCNTs’ dispersion and interfacial properties of resultant composites was investigated in detail. The results showed that uniform dispersion of MWCNTs and strong fiber/matrix interfacial adhesion could be achieved, based on the grafting of 1,8-octanediamine onto MWCNTs. Compared with the control sample, the interlaminar shear, flexural, and tensile strengths of the treated composites increased by 41%, 29%, and 30%, respectively; the interlaminar fracture toughness and storage modulus in the glass region were significantly enhanced; and the glass transition temperature increased by more than 8°C. This work demonstrates that the carbon nanotubes functionalized by appropriate chain lengths of amine modifier can improve the fiber/matrix interfacial interactions and thus enhance the strength, toughness, and stiffness of fiber-reinforced composites.

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Chemical modification of starch with epoxy resin to enhance the interfacial adhesion of epoxy-based glass fiber composites

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c6ra18347f ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (87) ◽

pp. 84187-84193 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Ying Wang ◽

Hui Li ◽

Xiaodan Wang ◽

Hong Lei ◽

Jichuan Huo

Keyword(s):

Thermal Properties ◽

Chemical Modification ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Epoxy Resin ◽

Interfacial Adhesion ◽

Glass Fibers ◽

Fiber Composites ◽

Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽

Glass Fiber Composites ◽

Chemically Modified

In order to fabricate epoxy-based glass fiber composites with superior mechanical and thermal properties, starch was chemically modified by E-51 epoxy resin, as a sizing for glass fibers.

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Improving the interfacial and mechanical properties of short glass fiber/epoxy composites by coating the glass fibers with cellulose nanocrystals

eXPRESS Polymer Letters ◽

10.3144/expresspolymlett.2016.54 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 587-597 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

A. Asadi ◽

M. Miller ◽

R. J. Moon ◽

K. Kalaitzidou

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽

Glass Fibers ◽

Epoxy Composites ◽

Short Glass Fiber ◽

Short Glass

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Improved interfacial adhesion of epoxy composites by grafting porous graphene oxide on carbon fiber

Applied Surface Science ◽

10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151605 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 151605

Author(s):

Qing Wu ◽

Xin Yang ◽

Jinqian He ◽

Ziyi Ye ◽

Qianli Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Carbon Fiber ◽

Interfacial Adhesion ◽

Epoxy Composites ◽

Porous Graphene

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Reinforcing effects of functionalized graphene oxide on glass fiber/epoxy composites

Polymer Composites ◽

10.1002/pc.24646 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (S4) ◽

pp. E2324-E2333 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Alireza Ashori ◽

Akram Fallah ◽

Mehdi Ghiyasi ◽

Mohammad Rabiee

Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Epoxy Composites ◽

Functionalized Graphene ◽

Functionalized Graphene Oxide ◽

Reinforcing Effects

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Effect of interfacial adhesion and statistical fiber strength on tensile strength of unidirectional glass fiber/epoxy composites. Part. II: comparison with prediction

Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ◽

10.1016/s1359-835x(00)00086-5 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 31 (11) ◽

pp. 1215-1224 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

F.M Zhao ◽

N Takeda

Keyword(s):

Tensile Strength ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Interfacial Adhesion ◽

Fiber Strength ◽

Epoxy Composites ◽

Unidirectional Glass

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Mechanical Characteristics of Woven Banana and Glass Fiber Epoxy Composites

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.766-767.110 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 766-767 ◽

pp. 110-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A. Shadrach Jeya Sekaran ◽

K. Palanikumar ◽

Pitchandi Kasivisvanathan ◽

L. Karunamoorthy

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Impact Strength ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Mechanical Characteristics ◽

Glass Fibers ◽

Natural Fibers ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Epoxy Composites ◽

Environmental Friendly ◽

Glass Fiber Reinforced

Tensile, flexural and impact strength are considered as main criteria to determine the mechanical properties of any materials. These properties were determined for woven banana and glass fiber, reinforced epoxy composites. The hand-lay method of fabrication was employed in preparing the composites. Natural fibers offer both cost savings and reduction in density as well as environmental friendly when compare to glass fibers. As if the strength of natural fibers is not as remarkable as glass, fibers its specific properties are comparable.

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