scholarly journals Structure and Properties of Polysulfone Filled with Modified Twill Weave Carbon Fabrics

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Dilyus I. Chukov ◽  
Sarvarkhodza G. Nematulloev ◽  
Viсtor V. Tсherdyntsev ◽  
Valerii G. Torokhov ◽  
Andrey A. Stepashkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Polymer Matrices ◽  
Thermosetting Polymers ◽  
Chemical Inertness ◽  
Twill Weave ◽  
Carbon Fabrics

Carbon fabrics are widely used in polymer based composites. Nowadays, most of the advanced high-performance composites are based on thermosetting polymer matrices such as epoxy resin. Thermoplastics have received high attention as polymer matrices due to their low curing duration, high chemical resistance, high recyclability, and mass production capability in comparison with thermosetting polymers. In this paper, we suggest thermoplastic based composite materials reinforced with carbon fibers. Composites based on polysulfone reinforced with carbon fabrics using polymer solvent impregnation were studied. It is well known that despite the excellent mechanical properties, carbon fibers possess poor wettability and adhesion to polymers because of the fiber surface chemical inertness and smoothness. Therefore, to improve the fiber–matrix interfacial interaction, the surface modification of the carbon fibers by thermal oxidation was used. It was shown that the surface modification resulted in a noticeable change in the functional composition of the carbon fibers’ surface and increased the mechanical properties of the polysulfone based composites. Significant increase in composites mechanical properties and thermal stability as a result of carbon fiber surface modification was observed.

scholarly journals Impact of Alternative Stabilization Strategies for the Production of PAN-Based Carbon Fibers with High Performance

Fibers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spyridon Soulis ◽  
George Konstantopoulos ◽  
Elias P. Koumoulos ◽  
Costas A. Charitidis
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Thermal Processing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Thermomechanical Properties ◽  
Composition Effect ◽  
Ladder Polymer ◽  
Fiber Manufacturing ◽  
Time And Energy

The aim of this work is to review a possible correlation of composition, thermal processing, and recent alternative stabilization technologies to the mechanical properties. The chemical microstructure of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is discussed in detail to understand the influence in thermomechanical properties during stabilization by observing transformation from thermoplastic to ladder polymer. In addition, relevant literature data are used to understand the comonomer composition effect on mechanical properties. Technologies of direct fiber heating by irradiation have been recently involved and hold promise to enhance performance, reduce processing time and energy consumption. Carbon fiber manufacturing can provide benefits by using higher comonomer ratios, similar to textile grade or melt-spun PAN, in order to cut costs derived from an acrylonitrile precursor, without suffering in regard to mechanical properties. Energy intensive processes of stabilization and carbonization remain a challenging field of research in order to reduce both environmental impact and cost of the wide commercialization of carbon fibers (CFs) to enable their broad application.

Effect of CNT Grafting on Carbon Fibers on Impact Properties of CFRTP Laminate

2018 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
pp. 410-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuto Tanaka ◽  
Ken Uzumasa ◽  
Tsutao Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Interfacial Strength ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Impact Properties ◽  
Specific Strength ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics ◽  
The Impact

Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) are expected to be used as a structural material for aircraft and automobiles not only for their mechanical properties such as high specific strength and high specific rigidity but also for their high recyclability and short molding time. Generally, in a composite material having a laminated structure, interlaminar delamination is often caused by an out-of-plane impact, so the interlayer property plays an important role in the mechanical properties. It has been reported that the fiber/matrix interfacial strength increases by grafting carbon nanotubes (CNT) on the carbon fiber surface. In this study, CNT grafted carbon fibers were used for reinforcement of CFRTP laminate for the improvement of impact properties of CFRTP laminates. The impact absorbed energy of the CFRTP laminate using CNT grafted carbon fibers as reinforcing fiber was higher than that using untreated CF.

Improvement in the mechanical properties of polylactide and bamboo fiber biocomposites by fiber surface modification

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 789-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Tae Kang ◽  
Seong Hun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Bamboo Fiber

Influence of Fiber’s Surface State on Mechanical Properties and Fiber-Matrix Interaction of CFRP

2013 ◽  
Vol 690-693 ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
J. J. Sha ◽  
Y.X. Zhang ◽  
J. Li ◽  
J. X. Dai ◽  
Z. Q. Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Surface State ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Flexural Test ◽  
Matrix Interaction ◽  
Fiber Matrix

In order to investigate the influence of carbon fiber’s surface state on the mechanical properties and the fiber-matrix interaction of CFRP, the change of surface state was achieved by thermal treatment of carbon fibers at elevated temperatures, and the surface state was characterized by XPS. The mechanical properties were measured from the flexural test. The CFRP reinforced with 600 °C treated fabrics containing the highest reactive functional groups, showed the highest flexural strength and modulus. But in the case of CFRP reinforced with 1500 °C treated fabrics containing the lowest reactive functional groups, exhibited the lowest flexural strength and modulus. Combining the mechanical properties with the microstructure analysis, the results indicated that the fiber-matrix interaction (strong or weak) depends on the relative percentage of reactive functional groups present on the carbon fiber surface.

Effect of Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Laminated Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. M. I. Islam ◽  
Ajit D. Kelkar ◽  
Lifeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fabric ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Deposition ◽  
Pan Fibers

In recent years use of electrospun nanofibers and nanoparticles to improve the interlaminar properties have increased significantly. In most of the cases the additional interlaminar phase of nanofibers is required to go through various thermal and/or chemical processes. There has been emphasis to optimize the interlaminar nanofiber layers to achieve the optimum desired mechanical properties such as interlaminar strength. One common practice is to disperse nanofibers into the resin and then use the nanofiber enhanced resin to fabricate the laminated composites. However, proper dispersion and fiber filtering out are some of the problems that exist in fabrication using the nanofiber mixed resin approach. To alleviate this problem, an innovative approach of growing PAN (polyacrylnitrile) nano fibers directly on carbon fabric by electrospinning seems to solve the dispersion and fiber filtering problem. However, as PAN fibers require stabilization and carbonization, it is obvious that carbon fabric with PAN fiber deposition will have to undergo stabilization and carbonization process. The effect of stabilization and carbonization heat treatment on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber fabric is not yet fully understood. This paper presents the effects of heat treatment on carbon fabric used for fabricating laminated carbon fiber reinforced composite with epoxy resin. The heat treatment was performed at 280°C in air for six hours, and 1200°C for one hour in nitrogen which are similar to stabilization and carbonization of pure PAN fibers. The effects, due to heat treatment, were mainly characterized in terms of mechanical properties by performing tensile tests and shear tests. Fiber surface topography was observed by SEM to analyze physical changes. Chemical changes, corresponding to the existing groups with carbon fibers, were examined through FTIR. The results obtained are compared with a set of control laminated composite specimens, which were fabricated using heat vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (HVARTM) process and cured at 149°C. The two sets of composite were infused with resin in a single vacuum bag to ensure that both sets of specimens have identical resin infusion and cure cycle. Laminates used for making control specimens were fabricated using carbon fabric which did not undergo any heat treatment. A change in laminate thickness for heat treated carbon fabric was observed indicating a possible bulk up of the carbon fibers due to loss of sizing compounds, which also resulted into significant change in tensile properties.

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