Self-healing carbon fiber/epoxy laminates with particulate interlayers of a low-melting-point alloy

Wang, Se Jun; Jang, Ji Hwan; Kim, Jin Koo; Baek, Jae Min; Lee, Ji Hee; Jeong, Jinwook; Keum, Hohyun; Kim, Seokpum; Kim, Sang Yup

doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111792

Self-healing carbon fiber/epoxy laminates with particulate interlayers of a low-melting-point alloy

Journal Article · Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Composites. Part B, Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111792· OSTI ID:3002945

^[1]; Jang, Ji Hwan ^[2]; Kim, Jin Koo ^[1]; Baek, Jae Min ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; Keum, Hohyun ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[1]

Sogang Univ. Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Sogang Univ. Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Cheonan (Korea, Republic of)
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Cheonan (Korea, Republic of)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

In order to prolong the service life of fiber-reinforced polymer composites, the implementation of self-healing ability with the micro-encapsulated healing agent has been extensively studied. However, such microcapsule-based self-healing composites typically suffer from degraded mechanical properties due to the liquid-phase inclusions, thereby limiting their proliferation. Here, in this study, a low-melting-point alloy is utilized as the particulate inclusions of carbon fiber/epoxy laminated composites. Field's Metal particles (melting point: 62 °C) are distributed between woven carbon fiber preforms followed by the resin impregnation to realize laminated composites with a Field's Metal-enhanced interlayer(s). The resulting laminated composites demonstrate the autonomic repair of interlaminar failure with a 40 % of healing efficiency. Most of all, the mechanical properties of these self-healing laminated composites are comparable to the conventional laminated composites attributed to the rigid inclusions that can be compressed to increase the fiber volume. Since the Field's Metal particle inclusions can bestow polymer composites with self-healing ability and the potential increase in mechanical properties, Field's Metal-enhanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites are expected to unlock the practical utility of self-healing composites.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 3002945

Journal Information:: Composites. Part B, Engineering, Journal Name: Composites. Part B, Engineering Vol. 286; ISSN 1359-8368

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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