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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 232, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109843
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Interfacial strength; Fiber; matrix bond; Self-healing; Polymer-matrix composites (PMC)
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This study investigates the influence of thermoplastic particles on the fiber-matrix interfacial properties of a glass fiber reinforced epoxy matrix composite, and demonstrates the self-healing ability of the thermoplastic modified epoxy.
Among the strategies to produce healable thermosetting systems is their modification by the addition of ther-moplastic particles. This work investigates the influence of poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMAA) on fiber -matrix interfacial properties of a glass fiber reinforced epoxy matrix composite. Epoxy-EMAA interactions were evaluated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and infrared spectroscopy. The effects of EMAA on the epoxy network formation were evidenced by changes in glass transition temperature, cure kinetics and alteration of chemical groups during cure. Interfacial shear strength (IFSS) measurements obtained by single fiber pull-out tests indicate similar interfacial properties for pure and EMAA modified epoxy. Additionally, the potential for self-healing ability of an EMAA modified epoxy was demonstrated. However, IFSS after a healing cycle for the EMAA modified epoxy was lower as compared to the pure epoxy, because of the lower fiber-EMAA interfacial shear strength. So, thermoplastic healing agents has not only to fill cracks in the matrix material, but also have to be optimized regarding its interface properties to the reinforcing fibers.
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