Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2015.28.5.316

Effects of Microcapsules on Mechanical Properties and Thermal Stability of Microcapsule Embedded Polymeric Resins  

Yoon, Sung Ho (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Kim, Min Sik (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Jang, Se Yong (The 7th R&D Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Publication Information
Composites Research / v.28, no.5, 2015 , pp. 316-321 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of microcapsules on mechanical properties and thermal stability of the composite material containing self-healing microcapsules. To this end, tensile specimens and flexural specimens containing melamine-urea-formaldehyde (M-U-F) shell walled microcapsules with diameters of $70{\sim}130{\mu}m$ were manufactured. Varying amount of microcapsules in the specimens was considered: 0 wt%, 0.5 wt%, and 1.0 wt%. The tensile and flexural tests were conducted to evaluate mechanical properties of the specimens containing the microcapsules and the thermogravimetric analysis test was performed to evaluate the thermal stability of the specimens containing the microcapsules. The results show that the tensile strength of the specimens was sensitive to the amount of the microcapsules compared to the tensile modulus even though the tensile modulus of the specimens was not significantly affected by the amount of the microcapsules. However, reduction of the tensile strength was not linearly proportional to the amount of microcapsules; similar results were observed in the flexural test. The weight changes of the specimens containing the microcapsules, as a function of temperature, were similar to those specimens without microcapsules. The thermal stability of the specimens was not affected significantly by the microcapsules embedded in the specimens.
Keywords
Self-healing microcapsules; Tensile test; Flexural test; Thermogravimetric analysis test;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 2  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 White, S.R., et al., "Automonic Healing of Polymer Composite Materials", Nature, Vol. 409, 2001, pp. 794-797.   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Kessler, M.K., White, S.R., and Sottos, N.R., "Self-healing Structural Composite Material", Composites, Part A, Vol. 34, 2003, pp. 743-753.   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Yoon, S.H., Park, H.W., and Heo, K.S., "Evaluation of Bond Performance of Self-Healing Agents using Single Lap Shear Test," Journal of the Korean Society for Composite Materials, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2004, pp. 40-46.
4 Toohey, K.S., et al., "Self-healing Materials with Microvascular Networks", Nature Materials, Vol. 6, No. 8, 2007, pp. 581-585.   DOI   ScienceOn
5 Yuan, Y.C., et al., "Study of Factors Related to Performance Improvement of Self Healing Epoxy Based on Dual Encapsulated Healant", Polymer, Vol. 50, No. 24, 2009, pp. 5771-5781.   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Murphy, E.B. and Wudl, F., "The World of Smart Healable Materials," Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 35, No. 1-2, 2010, pp. 223-251.   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Oh, J.O., Yoon, S.H., and Jang, S.Y., "Polymerization of Behavior of Self-healing Agents for Damage Repair in Composite Materials," Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2014, pp. 35-42.   DOI
8 ASTM D638, "Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics," Annual Book of ASTM, Vol. 08.01, 2003.
9 ASTM D790, "Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electric Insulating Materials," Annual Book of ASTM, Vol. 08.01, 2003.