期刊
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
卷 213, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108918
关键词
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Carbon nanofiber; Anisotropic properties; Conductive foams
资金
- National Nature Science foundation of China [51963005, 51503047]
- Multi-level talent program of Guizhou Province [[2019] 5631]
- Research Institution Service Enterprise Project of Guizhou Province [[2018] 4010]
A non-continuous two-step foaming process was used to prepare microcellular epoxy/carbon nanofiber composite foams with controlled anisotropic cellular structure. Through systematic investigation, it was found that even after reheating, the final composite foams still exhibited anisotropy in electrical and mechanical properties. This anisotropic behavior was attributed to the hindering effect of oriented carbon nanofibers on the expansion of bubbles in specific directions.
A non-continuous two-step foaming process was reported to prepare microcellular epoxy/carbon nanofiber (EP/ CNF) composite foams. This approach involved firstly limited-foaming epoxy tablets in a mold with a fixed cavity to obtain preformed foams with designed anisotropic cellular structure and following by free-foaming them in a heating oven. The evolution of cell morphology, rearrangement of carbon nanofibers, and changes of the mechanical and electrical properties in epoxy composite foams during the two-step foaming process were systematically investigated. Although the anisotropic cellular structure tended to become isotropic after reheating, the final composite foams (Two-step foam) still exhibited an anisotropy in the electrically conductive and mechanical properties. This result was attributed to that the further growth of anisotropic bubbles cannot completely disrupt the vertical alignment of CNF. The oriented CNF, in turn, significantly hindered the expansion in that direction, leading to an anisotropic expansion of the preformed foams during reheating, which could inevitably affect the evolution of cell morphology. In addition, the two-step foaming process effectively eliminated the negative effect of compressed gas occurring during the limited-foaming process, enhancing the glass transition temperature nearly to that of the foams prepared through the free-foaming process. This work opens a potential avenue to realign the nanofillers and prepare composite foams with tunable properties.
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