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Elastic Modulus of the Interphase in Organic Matrix Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

J. G. Williams ,
M. E. Donnellan ,
M. R. James  and
W. L. Morris
J. G. Williams
Affiliation:
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
M. E. Donnellan
Affiliation:
Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA 18976
M. R. James
Affiliation:
Science Center, Rockwell International Corp., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
W. L. Morris
Affiliation:
Science Center, Rockwell International Corp., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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Abstract

In organic matrix composites the properties of the matrix in the vicinity of the reinforcing fiber are of interest [1]. It has been suggested that a volume of material surrounding the fiber is significantly different from the bulk matrix [2–6]. Recent work has indicated that the interphase layer may be softer than the normal matrix material [6]. For a model composite with a single fiber embedded in an epoxy/amine matrix this layer was observed to be about 500nm thick and the material had an average elastic modulus of about 1/4 of that of the normal matrix material. The objective of the present work is to observe the effect of fiber treatment on the elastic properties of the interphase.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 170: Symposium N – Interfaces in Composites , 1989 , 285
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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