High-performance polymer composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties from cyanate ester/benzoxazine resin and short Kevlar/glass hybrid fibers

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdeldjalil Zegaoui ◽  
Mehdi Derradji ◽  
Abdul Qadeer Dayo ◽  
Aboubakr Medjahed ◽  
Hui-yan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Cyanate Ester ◽  
Resin Matrix ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Hybrid Fibers

The investigation and design of new polymeric materials with an astonishing combination of properties are nowadays of great importance to facilitate the manufacturing process of high-quality products intended to be utilized in different applications and technical fields. For this intent, novel high-performance blend composites composed of the cyanate ester/benzoxazine resin blend reinforced by different proportions of silane-surface modified Kevlar and glass fibers were successfully fabricated by a compression molding technique and characterized by different experimental tests. The mechanical test results revealed that the bending and impact strength properties were considerably improved when increasing the amount of the hybrid fibers. The studied materials also presented excellent thermal stabilities as compared to the unfilled blend’s properties. With respect to the properties of the reinforcing systems, these improvements seen in either the mechanical or thermal properties could be due to the good dispersion as well as excellent adhesion of the reinforcing fibers inside the resin matrix, which were further evidenced by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy results. Consequently, the improved mechanical and thermal properties promote the use of the fabricated hybrid composites in domestic and industrial applications requiring functional materials with advanced properties for aerospace and military applications.

scholarly journals Multifunctional Hybrid Composites with Enhanced Mechanical and Thermal Properties Based on Polybenzoxazine and Chopped Kevlar/Carbon Hybrid Fibers

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Ghouti ◽  
Abdeldjalil Zegaoui ◽  
Mehdi Derradji ◽  
Wan-an Cai ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Resin Matrix ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Hybrid Fibers ◽  
Uniform Dispersion

This work studied the structural, morphological, mechanical, and thermal properties of newly designed polymeric materials using high-performance hybrid fibers to reinforce the polybenzoxazine resins. To achieve this goal, hybrid fibers consisting of chopped Kevlar and carbon fibers were subjected to a silane surface treatment, incorporated into the resin matrix in various combinations, and then isothermally cured using the compression molding technique. The mechanical performances of the prepared composites were scrutinized in terms of bending and tensile tests. By way of illustration, the composites holding 20 wt % Kevlar fibers and 20 wt % carbon fibers accomplished a bending strength and modulus of 237.35 MPa and 7.80 GPa, respectively. Additionally, the same composites recorded a tensile stress and toughness of 77 MPa and 0.27 MPa, respectively, indicating an increase of about 234% and 32.8% when compared to the pristine resin’s properties. The thermogravimetric analysis denoted an excellent thermal resistance of the reinforced hybrid composites. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy proved that the functional groups of the as-used coupling agent were effectively grafted on the external surfaces of the reinforcing systems, and further confirmed that the chemical reaction took place between the treated fibers and the polybenzoxazine matrix, although the scanning electron microscope showed a uniform dispersion and interfacial adhesion of the fibers within the resin matrix. In fact, the incorporation of treated fibers along with their good dispersion/adhesion could explain the progressive enhancement in terms of thermal and mechanical properties that were observed in the hybrid composites.

Structural laminated hybrid composites based on raffia and glass fibers: Effect of alkali treatment, mechanical and thermal properties

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 128-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa Ouarhim ◽  
Hamid Essabir ◽  
Mohammed-Ouadi Bensalah ◽  
Nadia Zari ◽  
Rachid Bouhfid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties

Evaluation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Jute and Ramie Reinforced Epoxy-based Hybrid Composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Vinayagam Mohanavel ◽  
Thandavamoorthy Raja ◽  
Anshul Yadav ◽  
Manickam Ravichandran ◽  
Jerzy Winczek
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties

Fabrication of ALF3-Based Glass Fibers

1989 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud R. Shahriari ◽  
Tariq Iqbal ◽  
Paul R. Foy ◽  
Steve J. Saggese ◽  
G. H. Sigel
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Optical Quality ◽  
Chemical Durability ◽  
Power Delivery ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
High Optical Quality ◽  
Remote Spectroscopy

AbstractSeveral glass systems based on AIF3 have been synthesized and fabricated into preforms by controlled melting and rotational casting. High optical quality preforms have been drawn into fibers using a specially modified drawing facility. The drawing tower is enclosed with a vertical glove box in which the levels of both moisture and oxygen are kept below 1 ppm during the drawing. The AIF3 -based fibers have shown dramatically superior chemical durability relative to the ZrF4 -based glass fibers. Selected optical, mechanical and thermal properties of these fibers will be presented. AIF3 -based glass fibers offer interesting opportunities for short range applications in the 2–4 micron region of the infrared such as sensing, remote spectroscopy and laser power delivery.

Improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of hybrid composites through addition of halloysite nanoclay for light weight structural applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 152808372093662
Author(s):  
K C Nagaraja ◽  
S Rajanna ◽  
G S Prakash ◽  
G Rajeshkumar
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Infusion Technique

In this work the effect of stacking sequence of Carbon (C)/Glass (G) fibers and halloysites addition (1, 3 and 5 wt.%) on the mechanical and thermal properties of the hybrid composites were explored. The composite laminates were prepared by using Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Technique (VARIT). The outcomes disclosed that the hybrid composites having sequence of C2G3C2 (2-Carbon/3-Glass/2-Carbon layers) showed better overall properties. Moreover, the addition of halloysites enhanced the mechanical and thermal properties of the C2G3C2 hybrid composites. In particular, the hybrid composites added with 3 wt.% of halloysites showed higher overall properties among the other hybrid composites investigated. Finally, the morphological analysis was performed on the fractured surface of mechanical tested composites to study the failure mechanisms occurred. Based on the obtained results it can be concluded that the C2G3C2 hybrid composites added with 3 wt.% of halloysite could be a suitable alternative light weight material for automobile, aerospace and building structures.

scholarly journals Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Natural Intralaminar Hybrid Composites Based on Sisal

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre L. Pereira ◽  
Mariana D. Banea ◽  
Jorge S.S. Neto ◽  
Daniel K.K. Cavalcanti
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Thermal Characterization ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
American Society ◽  
Curaua Fibers

The main objective of this work was to investigate the effect of hybridization on the mechanical and thermal properties of intralaminar natural fiber-reinforced hybrid composites based on sisal. Ramie, sisal and curauá fibers were selected as natural fiber reinforcements for the epoxy matrix based composites, which were produced by the hand lay-up technique. Tensile, flexural and impact tests were carried out according to American society for testing and materials (ASTM) standards to characterize the hybrid composites, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to evaluate the thermal properties. It was found that the mechanical properties are improved by hybridization of sisal based composites. The thermal analysis showed that the hybridization did not significantly affect the thermal stability of the composites. A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the fracture surface of the tested specimens. The SEM images showed a brittle fracture of the matrix and fiber breakage near the matrix.

Mechanical and thermal properties of polyoxymethylene-matrix composites filled with multi-walled carbon nanotubes-coated milled glass fiber

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (15) ◽  
pp. 1961-1976
Author(s):  
Xu Xiangmin ◽  
Hongxiang Zhang ◽  
Tong Beibei ◽  
Li Binjie ◽  
Yudong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Crystallization Temperature ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties

The advanced multifunctional filler has become one of the main challenges in developing high-performance polymer composites. In this study, the acid-treated multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were adhered to the surface of milled glass fiber under the combined effect of 3-aminopropyltriethyloxy silane and tetraethyl orthosilicate to fabricate a hierarchical fiber (MWCNTs-MGF). The morphologies of the hierarchical fibers were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope, which showed evidence of a coating layer of MWCNTs on each fiber surface. The MWCNTs-MGF was employed as a multifunctional filler to prepare polyoxymethylene-based composites using a twin-screw extruder by melt blending. The obtained composites exhibited improved mechanical and thermal properties. The composite tensile strength and notched impact strength and Young's modulus increased by 10%, 32%, and 32%, respectively, as the MWCNTs-MGF content varies from 0 to 10 wt.%. Meanwhile, the reinforcing and toughing mechanisms of MWCNTs-MGF were also elaborated by analyzing the interfacial adhesion and fracture morphologies of the composites. Moreover, the study on thermal stability and crystallization behavior indicated that the polyoxymethylene/MWCNTs-MGF composites had higher thermal stability, crystallization temperature, and crystallinity as compared to the polymer matrix. The improvement of thermal stability originates from the unique surface structure of MWCNTs-MGF, while the increase in crystallization temperature and crystallinity is due to the strong heterogeneous nucleation ability of the hierarchical fibers.

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