Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Effect of modified aminosilane interfaces in glass/epoxy composites

Conference ·
OSTI ID:370180
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, MO (United States)
The effects of the interfacial modification of glass/epoxy composites have been studied using 3-point bending tests. Hydrolyzed {gamma}-aminopropyltriethyoxysilane APS and {gamma}-aminobutyltriethoxysilane (ABS) were separately adsorbed onto E-glass and the treated fibers were then used in composites that used both a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A and a diglycidyl ether of polypropylene epoxy matrix. Mechanical tests were used to characterize the flexural strength of the composite as a function of the silane coupling agent and the flexibility of the epoxy used.
OSTI ID:
370180
Report Number(s):
CONF-960376--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English