Journal
MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 51, Issue -, Pages 131-135Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.04.030
Keywords
Thermomechanical analysis; Dynamic mechanical analysis; Phenolic foam; Glass fiber mat
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- NUAA [NZ2012204]
- Jiangsu science and technology department [SBE201201068]
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In this paper, thermomechanical analysis (TMA) and dynamic mechanical analysis were employed to study the properties of phenolic foam reinforced with glass fiber mat. Unreinforced phenolic foam was taken as the control sample. Mechanical tests and scanning electron microscopy were performed to confirm the results of TMA. The results show that glass fiber mat reinforcement improves the mechanical performance of phenolic foam, and nucleating agents improve it further. Phenolic foam reinforced with glass fiber mat has a smaller thermal expansion coefficient compared with unreinforced foam. The storage modulus of the reinforced phenolic foam is also higher than that in unreinforced foam, whereas the loss modulus of the former is lower than that of the latter. The glass transition temperature of the phenolic foam matrix remains unchanged during the reinforcement. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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