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Disentangling High Strength Copolymer Aramid Fibers to Enable the Determination of Their Mechanical Properties
Published on: September 1, 2018
Tensile and Interfacial Mechanical Properties for Single Aramid III Fibers under Dynamic Loading
Fu Liu1, Fangfang Li1, Xuelei Li1
1School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.
Abstract:
In this study, the traditional mini split Hopkinson tension bar (SHTB) was enhanced for the dynamic mechanical performance testing of single fiber/resin interface of composites. Single Aramid III fibers were modified using a polyamine modification treatment. Quasi-static and dynamic tensile tests of modified single Aramid III fibers were conducted using an electronic tensile testing machine and mini SHTB. The test results indicated that the surface modification employing the Catechol-Tetraethylenepentamine (Cat-TEPA) approach had a negligible effect on the tensile mechanical properties of single Aramid III fibers. The microdroplet method was introduced to measure the dynamic interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of Aramid III fiber/waterborne polyurethane resin using a mini SHTB. The dynamic shear test results revealed an increase in the dynamic shear strength of the modified Aramid III fiber/resin interface from 36.16 MPa to 41.51 MPa. Furthermore, the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photography of the modified single Aramid III fiber after debonding exhibited regular grid structures on the debonding area, which can prevent debonding between the single fiber and the microdroplet, thereby enhancing interfacial shear performance.
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