Polystyrene-grafted Carbon Fibers: Surface Properties and Adhesion to Polystyrene

dc.contributor.authorBismarck, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorPfaffernoschke, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorSpringer, Jürgen
dc.contributor.authorSchulz, Eckhard
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-08T17:31:07Z
dc.date.available2019-01-08T17:31:07Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.de
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.en
dc.description.abstractIt is highly desirable to improve attractive interactions between carbon fibers and unreactive thermoplastic matrices to the possible maximum. This could be achieved by a simple grafting process to create a covalently bonded interface or interlayer, which should result in cohesive interactions between the polymer-grafted fibers and the same matrix material, leading to a better adhesion strength in the obtained composite material. Here, we are describing the grafting of styrene onto unmodified and unsized carbon fibers via free-radical bulk polymerization in the presence of fibers. After grafting, the surface properties of the carbon fiber approach those of pure polystyrene which was proven by contact angle and zeta (ζ) potential measurements. As indicated by the water contact angle, the carbon fiber surface becomes more hydrophobic. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides evidence of grafted polymer. This simple procedure results in a continuous polystyrene coating. The fiber diameter increases significantly after polymer grafting. The adhesion and fracture behavior between the original and polystyrene-grafted carbon fibers to a polystyrene (VESTYRON®) matrix was characterized using the single-fiber pull-out test. There is a considerable increase in the measurable adhesion, i.e., the interfacial shear strength IFSS, by almost 300% between the grafted fibers and polystyrene as compared to untreated original fibers. Two planes of interfacial failure could be distinguished; first in the fiber coating interface leading to lower interfacial shear strength and second in the PS-matrix-PS-coating interphase resulting in a higher interfacial shear strength. In addition to the improved adhesion, there are also clear differences in the pull-out behavior between the nongrafted and grafted fibers. After the initial debonding process corresponding to the maximal pull-out force is completed, the pull-out force is increasing again.en
dc.identifier.eissn1530-7980
dc.identifier.issn0892-7057
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/8832
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-7961
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject.ddc660 Chemische Verfahrenstechnikde
dc.subject.otherpolystyreneen
dc.subject.othergraftingen
dc.subject.othercarbon fiberen
dc.subject.othercontact angleen
dc.subject.otherζ-potentialen
dc.subject.otheradhesionen
dc.subject.othersingle-fiber pull-out testen
dc.titlePolystyrene-grafted Carbon Fibers: Surface Properties and Adhesion to Polystyreneen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1177/0892705705049559
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue4
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleJournal of Thermoplastic Composite Materialsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameSAGE Publicationsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceWashington, DCen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend331
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart307
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume18
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tub.affiliationFak. 2 Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften::Inst. Chemiede
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 2 Mathematik und Naturwissenschaftende
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Chemiede
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinde

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