Abstract
Hygrothermal aging of the laminates of $Avimid^{R}$ K3B/IM7 in $80^{\circ}C$ water was studied as a function of immersion time prior to forming microcracks. The factors causing the $80^{\circ}C$ water to degradation of the laminates could be the degradation of the matrix toughness, change in residual stresses or interfacial damage between the fiber and matrix. The times to saturation in $80^{\circ}C$ water for the laminates and the neat resin are 100 hours and 500 hours. After 500 hours aging of the neat resin in $80^{\circ}C$ water, the glass transition temperature was changed less than $1\%$ by DSC test and the weight gain was $1.55\%$ increase. After 500 hours aging, the fracture toughness of the neat resin was decreased about $37\%$ by 3-point bending test. After 100 hours aging of the [+45/0/-45/90]s K3B/IM7 laminates in $80^{\circ}C$ water, the weight gain was $0.41\%$ increase. The $80^{\circ}C$ water diffusion rate into the neat resin was faster than into the laminates. In 100 hours, the loss of the microcracking toughness of the laminates was $28\%$ of the original toughness by our own microcracking fracture toughness criterion.
미세균열이 생기기 전 $80^{\circ}C$ 물속에서 침수시간이 변함에 따른 $Avimid^{R}$ K3B/IM7 복합재의 습기노화현상에 관하여 연구하였다. $80^{\circ}C$ 물속에서 복합재의 강성을 저하시키는 요인으로는 수지 강성의 저하나 잔류응력의 변화 그리고 섬유와 수지 사이의 계면 손상이다. $80^{\circ}C$ 물속에서 수지에 습기가 포화되는 시간은 500 시간이며 K3B/IM7 복합재에 습기가 포화되는 시간은 100 시간이다. $80^{\circ}C$ 물속에서 수지가 500 시간 가속노화한 후 DSC 시험을 한 결과 $T_{g}는 1\%$ 이내 증가하였으며 무게는 $1.55\%$증가하였다. $80^{\circ}C$ 물속에서 수지의 습기 포화 속도가 복합재의 습기 포화 속도 보다 빨랐다. 500 시간 노화한 후 수지의 파괴인성은 $37\%$ 저하하였으며 100 시간 노화한 후 [+45/0/-45/90]s K3B/IM7 복합재의 미세균열 파괴인성은 $28\%$ 감소하였다.