Influence of fiber array direction on mechanical interfacial properties of basalt fiber-reinforced composites

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-224
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer (Korea)
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Basalt fiber
  • Basalt fibers-reinforced composites
  • Fibers array direction
  • Mechanical interfacial properties

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