The influence of coupling agent, fibre sizing and matrix degradation on the interfacial shear strength between carbon fibre and polypropylene

D.T. Burn; Lee Harper; M. Johnson; N.A. Warrior; Liu Yang; James Thomason

The influence of coupling agent, fibre sizing and matrix degradation on the interfacial shear strength between carbon fibre and polypropylene

D.T. Burn, Lee Harper, M. Johnson, N.A. Warrior, Liu Yang, James Thomason

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

The interface strength between carbon fibre (CF) and polypropylene (PP) was characterised using the microbond test. The eect of removing the sizing from the fibres, as well as introducing a maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent were investigated. The polymer was found to degrade when prepared under atmospheric conditions, and therefore droplets were formed in a nitrogen purged oven for subsequent studies. The removal of the
sizing from the fibre using pyrolysis and solvolysis techniques had little influence on the apparent interfacial shear strength (IFSS), suggesting that the IFSS for recovered fibres is similar to that of virgin fibres. Introducing a maleic anhydride coupling agent at 2wt% had the largest influence on the interface strength, increasing it by 320%.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2014
Event	16th European Conference on Composite Materials - Barceló Renacimiento Hotel, Seville, Spain Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 http://www.eccm16.org/

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Conference	16th European Conference on Composite Materials
Abbreviated title	ECCM16
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Seville
Period	22/06/14 → 26/06/14
Internet address	http://www.eccm16.org/

Keywords

carbon fibre
thermoplastic matrix
interfacial shear strength
microbond

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The influence of coupling agent, fibre sizing and matrix degradation on the interfacial shear strength between carbon fibre and polypropylene

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