Effects of organoclay on interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon fiber/polyethersulfone-epoxy composites

  • Jun Cao
  • , Yang Wang
  • , Boming Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Organoclay/polyethersulfone (PES)-epoxy composites with different organoclay mass fractions were fabricated by solvent method and melting method. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The toughening mechanisms of composites were revealed. T800H-organoclay/PES-epoxy composite prepreg unidirectional tape was prepared by adding T800H (12 K) carbon fiber into organoclay/PES-epoxy composites. Composite unidirectional laminates were prepared with autoclave process. The mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of T800H-organoclay/PES-epoxy composites were studied. Results show that the interlaminar fracture toughness of T800H-organoclay/PES-epoxy composites and organoclay/PES-epoxy composites incorporated with organoclay mass fraction show similar trends, which supportes the proposed toughening mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2141-2150
Number of pages10
JournalFuhe Cailiao Xuebao/Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica
Volume33
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2016

Keywords

  • Carbon fiber
  • Composites
  • Epoxy
  • Fracture toughness
  • Organoclay

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