Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Short Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites

단섬유 강화 에폭시 복합재료의 열적/기계적 특성

  • Huang, Guang-Chun (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Chung-Hee (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Keun (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • 황광춘 (금오공과대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 이충희 (금오공과대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 이종근 (금오공과대학교 고분자공학과)
  • Published : 2009.11.25

Abstract

A cycloaliphatic epoxy/acidic anhydride system incorporating short carbon fibers (SCF) and short glass fibers (SGF) was fabricated and thermal/mechanical properties were characterized. At low filler content both SCF- and SGF-reinforced composites showed a similar decrease in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), measured by a thermomechanical analyzer, with increasing loadings, above which SCF became more effective than SGF at reducing the CTE. Experimental CTE data for the SCF-reinforced composites is best described by the rule of mixtures at lower SCF contents and by the Craft-Christensen model at higher SCF contents. Storage modulus (E') at $30^{\circ}C$ and $180^{\circ}C$ was greatly enhanced for short fiber-filled composites compared to unfilled specimens, Scanning electron microscopy of the fracture surfaces indicated that the decreased CTE and the increased E' of the short fiber-reinforced composites resulted from good interfacial adhesion between the fibers and epoxy matrix.

고리지방족 에폭시와 산무수물 경화제계에 탄소단섬유(SCF)와 유리단섬유(SGF)를 첨가하여 복합재를 제조한 다음 이들의 열적/기계적 특성을 조사하였다. 열기계분석법으로 측정된 열팽창계수(CTE)의 감소 효과를 보면 낮은 단섬유 함량에서는 두 섬유가 거의 비슷하나, 함량이 증가하면 SCF가 SGF에 비해 훨씬 효과적이었다. SCF 강화 복합재에 대한 CTE 실험값을 이론식에 적용해 본 결과 함량이 낮을 때는 혼합법칙(mixture rule)에 잘 맞으며, 함량이 높아지면 Craft-Christensen 식에 근접하였다. 또한, 유리상($30^{\circ}C$과 고무상($180^{\circ}C$)에서의 저장탄성률은 단섬유를 첨가하였을 때 크게 증가하였다. 전자주사현미경(SEM)으로 파단면을 관찰하여본 결과 이와 같은 결과는 단섬유와 에폭시 매트릭스간의 계면접착력과 밀접한 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

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