Novel carbon fiber/epoxy composite toughened by electrospun polysulfone nanofibers

Novel carbon fiber/epoxy composite toughened by electrospun polysulfone (PSF) nanofibers was prepared to enhance fracture toughness of the composite, and compared the morphology and toughness to those of composite toughened by PSF films prepared by solvent method. Polysulfone nanofibers with the ave...

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Published in:Materials letters 2008-02, Vol.62 (3), p.511-514
Main Authors: Li, Gang, Li, Peng, Yu, Yunhua, Jia, Xiaolong, Zhang, Shen, Yang, Xiaoping, Ryu, Seungkon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Composite materials
Epoxy
Nanomaterials
Polysulfone
Thin films
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Summary:Novel carbon fiber/epoxy composite toughened by electrospun polysulfone (PSF) nanofibers was prepared to enhance fracture toughness of the composite, and compared the morphology and toughness to those of composite toughened by PSF films prepared by solvent method. Polysulfone nanofibers with the average diameter of 230 nm were directly electrospun onto carbon fiber/epoxy prepregs to toughen the composite. SEM observations of the polysulfone nanofibers toughened composite revealed that polysulfone spheres with uneven sizes presented uniform dispersion through interleaves of the composite, which was different from those of composite toughened by PSF films. Mode I fracture toughness (GIC) of the nanofibers toughened composite was 0.869 kJ/m2 for 5.0 wt.% polysulfone nanofibers content, which was 140% and 280% higher than those of PSF films toughened and untoughened composite due to the uniform distribution of polysulfone spheres.
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2007.05.080