Investigation of the Interphase Region in Polymer Matrix-Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites Using the Interfacial Force Microscope.

Winter, R. N.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Fiber reinforced composites;    Polymers;    Interfaces;    Fiberglass;    Composite materials;   

RP-ID  :  DE2005825904

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The proposed research was to povide a critical vehicle to enhance South Dakota researchers' abilities to participate in nationally important energy related research while building and strengthening partnerships between the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM. In collaboration with Dr. J.E. Houston of SNL, the inventor of the Interfacial Force Microscope, expertise was to be developed to utilize the IFM in the investigation of nanomechanics in polymer based systems. The IFM was to be used to obtain quantitative and spatially resolved measurements of nanomechanical properties in polymer matrix glass fiber reinforced composites and other polymeric systems. Because of the unique sensor the IFM utilizes, this work held the promise to reveal the critical relationships between the interphase chemistry, mechanical properties, and the adhesion at the reinforcement interface. It was anticipated that the Department of Energy would benefit from this research from the ability to engineer advanced light-weight polymer matrix composites and in the application to aging of polymeric composite systems.