The Role of Interfacial Effects in Hydrothermal Aging of Aramid Composites

Autor: T. A. Nenasheva, A. A. Dalinkevich, I. G. Kalinina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces. 57:352-360
ISSN: 2070-206X
2070-2051
DOI: 10.1134/s2070205121020040
Popis: The results of comparative studies of hydrothermal aging of epoxy organic plastics based on the Rusar and Armos high-strength and -modulus aramid fibers are presented. Kinetic laws of moisture transport into the composites were established, the corresponding parameters were determined, and the kinetics of changes in the shear strength of organic plastics under forced exposure to heat and moisture was determined. It was shown that the diffusion of water vapors into the composite materials can be described with a good approximation by Fick’s law. Moreover, we obtained a closer approximation to Fick’s law for Rusar organic plastic (with the deviations being smaller) compared to the Armos organic plastic. A kinetic model of a decrease in the interlayer shear strength of the composites upon exposure to heat and moisture is suggested. Differences in the parameters of water sorption kinetics and the interlayer shear strength of organic plastics are attributed to the different surface polarity and morphology of initial fibers and, respectively, to the differences in the arrangement of interfacial layers in the composites.
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