Effect of electrospun polysulfone/cellulose nanocrystals interleaves on the interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon fiber/epoxy composites
Composites Science and Technology(2019)
摘要
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were derived from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) by sulfuric acid hydrolysis. The mechanical and fracture properties as well as fracture morphologies of CNC/epoxy (CNC/EP) composites with different CNC loadings were studied. A thermoplastic polysulfone (PSF) was added to toughen the epoxy. During the curing of PSF/EP composites, two different phase separation processes would occur due to the variation of the amount of PSF in the PSF/EP blend. The effects of CNC and PSF on the elastic modulus, strength and fracture toughness properties of the ternary PSF/CNC/EP composites were also examined. Electrospinning technique was successfully used to fabricate PSF/CNC nanofibrous membranes as an interleaf inserted into the mid-plane of the CF/EP composite laminates to increase the interlaminar fracture toughness. The results showed that after interleaving with the PSF/CNC nanofibrous membranes, mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness values were enhanced compared to the non-interleaved CF/EP with neat epoxy or CNC-modified epoxy matrix as well as interleaved CF/EP laminates with PSF nanofibrous membranes. The toughening mechanisms of hybrid PSF/CNC nanofibrous membranes were examined based on the fracture surface morphologies of the composites.
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关键词
A. Nano particles,A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs),B. Fracture toughness
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