Improvement of interfacial adhesion of unidirectional textile grade carbon fiber (TCF) with unsized, epoxy and urethane sizing reinforced in thermoset urethane composites

Kore, Surbhi; Theodore, Merlin; Pillai, Ranjith; Thomas, Vinoy; Vaidya, Uday

doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102669

Title: Improvement of interfacial adhesion of unidirectional textile grade carbon fiber (TCF) with unsized, epoxy and urethane sizing reinforced in thermoset urethane composites

Journal Article · Wed Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Materials Today Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102669· OSTI ID:1887717

Kore, Surbhi ^[1]; Theodore, Merlin ^[2]; Pillai, Ranjith ^[3]; Thomas, Vinoy ^[3]; Vaidya, Uday ^[4]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This work considers a unique wide tow (450k filaments) form of low-cost carbon fiber intended for non-aerospace applications. TCF is currently produced in epoxy and urethane sizing, and there is a need to understand its resulting composite properties. In this work, the interfacial adhesion of sized TCF reinforced in thermoset urethane (TSU) composites are examined through the surface, thermal and mechanical characterization techniques. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) results showed an increase in surface roughness for urethane (276%) and epoxy sized (78%) versus unsized TCF. XPS results showed 531% increase in O in epoxy sized TCF and 250% N content in urethane sized TCF compared to unsized TCF. The surface energy of epoxy and urethane sized TCF is enhanced by 78% and 96%, respectively compared to unsized TCF. The storage modulus showed improvement for urethane (23%) and epoxy (21%) sized than unsized TCF-TSU composites. The flexural, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS), and impact properties of urethane sized TCF increase by 24%, 50%, and 273%, respectively, than unsized TCF. The results demonstrate that the surface and thermal properties correlate with the mechanical properties of TCF-TSU composites and sizing enhances the wettability of the composites.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); Institute of Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI); National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; EE0006926; P42 ES027723-01A1

OSTI ID:: 1887717

Journal Information:: Materials Today Communications, Vol. 28, Issue 1; ISSN 2352-4928

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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