Interlaminar Mechanical Properties and Toughening Mechanism of Highly Thermally Stable Composite Modified by Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of PAN Nanofiber Films
2.3. Preparation of CF/BMI Composites
2.4. Mechanical Testing Procedure
2.5. Characteristics
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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CCF800H * | AC631 ** | CCF800H/AC631 ** | |||
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Tensile modulus | 293 GPa | Glass transition temperature | 240 °C | Ply thickness | 0.125 mm |
Tensile strength | 5641 MPa | 5% decomposition temperature | 464 °C | Resin content | 33 ± 5 wt% |
Density | 1.78 g/cm3 | Density | 1.2 g/cm3 | Area density of CF | 133 ± 2 g/m2 |
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Ma, Y.; Zhuang, Y.; Li, C.; Luo, C.; Shen, X. Interlaminar Mechanical Properties and Toughening Mechanism of Highly Thermally Stable Composite Modified by Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Films. Polymers 2022, 14, 1348. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071348
Ma Y, Zhuang Y, Li C, Luo C, Shen X. Interlaminar Mechanical Properties and Toughening Mechanism of Highly Thermally Stable Composite Modified by Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Films. Polymers. 2022; 14(7):1348. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071348
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Yingjian, Yangpeng Zhuang, Chunwei Li, Chuyang Luo, and Xing Shen. 2022. "Interlaminar Mechanical Properties and Toughening Mechanism of Highly Thermally Stable Composite Modified by Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Films" Polymers 14, no. 7: 1348. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071348