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Effects of different sizing agents on the interfacial properties of carbon fibers

  • Qing Bo Zhang
  • , Kai Qiang Sui
  • , Li Liu
  • , Dawei Jiang
  • , Guang Shun Wu
  • , Zi Jian Wu
  • , Yu Dong Huang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

In this work, carbon fibers were sized with three different sizing agents in order to improve the performances of carbon fibers and the interface of carbon fibers composites. The surface characteristic was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), at the same time, the single fiber strengths and weibull distributions were also studied in order to understand the effect of different sizing agents on carbon fibers. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the composites was also measured to study the effect of fiber coatings on the interface of the composites. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was also used to analyze the element composition of carbon fiber modified by different sizing agents. This investigation shows that different sizing agents could give a different composition of surface functional group for carbon fiber, which is crucial to the interfacial performance of carbon fiber composites.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Composites for Marine Engineering
EditorsLimin Zhou, Yiu-Wing Mai, Boming Zhang, Jize Mao, Hao Jiang
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages202-209
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783038354062
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Conference on Advanced Composites for Marine Engineering, ICACME 2013 - Beijing, China
Duration: 10 Sep 201312 Sep 2013

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume813
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Advanced Composites for Marine Engineering, ICACME 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period10/09/1312/09/13

Keywords

  • Carbon fibers
  • Composites
  • Interfacial properties
  • Sizing agents
  • Weibull distribution

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