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COMPOSITE INTERFACES
Volume 24, Issue 7, Pages 691-710Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09276440.2017.1267513
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Carbon fibers; fiber matrix adhesion; surface analysis; interphase
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The chemistry and morphology of the carbon fiber surface are important parameters which govern the properties of the interfacial region and the adhesion between carbon fibers and polymeric matrix in carbon fiber reinforced polymers. In the presented paper the surface chemistry of the fibers is varied while the surface morphology is left unchanged. We analyze chemical functionality and morphology of carbon fiber surfaces showing different degrees of activation, together with the adhesion of these fibers to an epoxy matrix and the width of the interfacial region between fiber and matrix. An increase of the oxygen and nitrogen concentration of the fiber surface, in particular in form of carboxyl functional groups, results in a significant increase of interfacial shear strength. Also the width of the interphase, as determined by scanning force microscopy in nanomechanical mode, depends on the activation degree of the carbon fibers. However, no direct correlation between interphase width, surface chemistry and fiber matrix adhesion is found, suggesting no direct influence of interphase width on adhesion properties.
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