@article{9230f7552dad4db58469b2154264b8d9,
title = "The effect of environmental ageing on the interphase in glass fibre - vinyl ester composites",
abstract = "The results of a study of environmental ageing on the apparent interfacial shear strength of glass fibre – vinyl ester microbond samples are presented. The scale related issues of estimating water absorption levels in microbond samples are reviewed and discussed and a solution based on Fickian diffusion is given. Interphase strength of microdroplets aged in water at 23 °C was relatively stable up to 6 days exposure after which strength degradation was fairly rapid. Immersion in water at 50 °C resulted in an immediate 20-30% irreversible loss of strength. Further exposure beyond 2 days led to total loss of integrity of the microbond samples. Electron microscope images of aged microdroplets appeared to show the development of a bi-phasic microstructure. The presence of two phases in small scale vinyl ester polymer samples was confirmed by DMA on thin films.",
keywords = "interphase, adhesion, ageing, durability, glass fibre, vinyl ester",
author = "Thomason, {James L} and Georgios Xypolias",
year = "2023",
month = apr,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1080/09276440.2022.2116842",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "377--391",
journal = "Composite Interfaces",
issn = "0927-6440",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "4",
}