Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2015.28.5.311

Method for Determining Fiber Volume Fraction in Carbon/Epoxy Composites Considering Oxidation of Carbon Fiber  

Kim, YunHo (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Kumar, Sathish (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Choi, Chunghyeon (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Kim, Chun-Gon (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Kim, Sun-Won (Satellite Structure Department, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Lim, Jae Hyuk (Satellite Structure Department, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Publication Information
Composites Research / v.28, no.5, 2015 , pp. 311-315 More about this Journal
Abstract
Measuring fiber volume fraction properly is very important in designing composite materials because the fiber volume fraction mainly determines mechanical and thermal properties. Conventional Ignition methods are effective for ceramic fiber reinforcing composite materials. However, these methods are not proper for applying to carbon fiber reinforcing composites because of the venerable characteristic against oxidation of carbon fiber. In the research, fiber volume fraction of carbon fiber composites was obtained by a thermogravimetric analysis considering oxidation characteristic of the carbon fiber and the method was compared and verified with the results from microscopic cross section images.
Keywords
Fiber volume fraction; Carbon fiber; Thermogravimetric Analysis; Pyrolysis; Carbon fiber reinforced plastic;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 (Journal) Moon, C.R., Bang, B.R., Choi, W.J., Kang, G.H., and Park, S.Y., "A Technique for Determining Fiber Content in FRP by Thermogravimetric Analyzer," Polymer Testing, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1995, pp. 376-380.   DOI
2 (Journal) Yee, R.Y. and Stephens, T.S., "A TGA Technique for Determining Graphite Fiber Content in Epoxy Composites," Thermochimica Acta, Vol. 272, 1996, pp. 191-199.   DOI   ScienceOn
3 (Book) Composite Oracle, SGL Group.
4 (Journal) Ridler, T.W. and Calvard, S., "Picture Thresholding Using an Iterative Selection Method", IEEE Trans. System, Man and Cybernetics, SMC-8, pp. 630-632, 1978.
5 (Book) ASTM Standard D792-13, "Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement", ASTM International, 2013.
6 (Book) Halbig, M.C. and Eckel, A.J., "Oxidation of Continuous Carbon Fibers within a Silicon Carbide Matrix under Stressed and Unstressed Conditions," NASA, 2000, TM-2000-210224.
7 (Journal) Bertran, X., Labrugere, C., Anne, M., and Rebillat, F., "Oxidation Behavior of PAN-based Carbon Fibers and the Effect on Mechanical Properties," Oxidation of Metals, Vol. 80, No. 3-4, 2013, pp. 299-309.   DOI   ScienceOn
8 (Journal) Tong, Y., Wang, X., Su, H., and Xu, L., "Oxidation Kinetics of Polyacrylonitrile-based Carbon Fibers in Air and Theeffect on Their Tensile Properties," Corrosion Science, Vol. 53, No. 8, 2011, pp. 2484-2488.   DOI   ScienceOn
9 (Journal) Yang, J., Liu, J., Liu, W., Wang, J., and Tang, T., "Recycling of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composites under Various Oxygen Concentrations in Nitrogen-oxygen Atmosphere," Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Vol. 112, 2015, pp. 253-261.   DOI   ScienceOn
10 (Journal) Bunsell, A.R., "Fibre Reinforcements for Composite Materials", Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publisher B.V., 1988, pp. 203.
11 (Journal) Shiraishi, S. and Abe, T., "Characterization of Carbon Microstructure by Electrochemical Oxidation," Electrochemistry, Vol. 78, No. 6, 2010, pp. 517-522.   DOI