Abstract
In this work, the effect of fiber array direction including 0°, 0°/90°, 0°/45°/-45° was investigated for mechanical properties of basalt fiber-reinforced composites. Mechanical properties of the composites were studied using interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and critical stress intensity factor (KIC) measurements. The cross-section morphologies of basalt fiber-reinforced epoxy composites were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Also, the surface properties of basalt fibers were determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). From the results, it was observed that acid treated basalt fiber-reinforced composites showed significantly higher mechanical interfacial properties than those of untreated basalt fiber-reinforced composites. These results indicated that the hydroxyl functional groups of basalt fibers lead to the improvement of the mechanical interfacial properties of basalt fibers/epoxy composites in the all array direction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219-224 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Polymer (Korea) |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Basalt fiber
- Basalt fibers-reinforced composites
- Fibers array direction
- Mechanical interfacial properties