SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1996
STP38229S

Effect of Temperature and Fiber Coating on the Strength of E-Glass Fibers and the E-Glass/Epoxy Interface for Single-Fiber Fragmentation Samples Immersed in Water

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The effect of absorbed moisture on the strengths of fibers and the fiber/matrix interface for an epoxy reinforced with continuous fibers of E-glass is under investigation. Single-fiber fragmentation tests of glass/epoxy model composites have shown degradation of the strengths of both the fiber and the interface after immersion in water. The fragmentation specimens were tested as-fabricated and after immersion in distilled water at 25 and 75°C for more than 4000 h. Two coatings were applied to the fibers, one epoxy-compatible and the other vinylester-compatible, in an effort to include the initial interfacial shear strength as a variable. Analyses of the fragmentation test results adapting the approach of Wagner and coworkers were used to determine moisture-induced changes in the fiber strength, making it possible to also evaluate changes in the interfacial strength.

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Schultheisz, CR
Polymer Composites Group National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Schutte, CL
Polymer Composites Group National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
McDonough, WG
Polymer Composites Group National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Macturk, KS
Polymer Composites Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
McAuliffe, M
Polymer Composites Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Kondagunta, S
Polymer Composites Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Huntson, DL
Polymer Composites Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 103–131
DOI: 10.1520/STP38229S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5564-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2046-4