ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
An attempt was made to improve the properties of filament wound glass fiber-epoxy composites by addition of carboxyl-terminated-butadiene-acrylonitrile (CTBN)-rubber to the matrix. The interlaminar GIc of unidirectional glass fiber-epoxy increased significantly with CTBN addition whereas the flexural strength decreased. The weepage stress in hoop loading of ±50 degree angle-ply pipes was higher for unmodified as compared with 10 phr CTBN-modified epoxy matrix pipes. However, the strain at weepage and the stress and strain at nonlinearity were higher for the pipes based on toughened epoxy. The reason for the lower weepage stress is that, although the toughened matrix pipes show higher resistance to cracking, their stiffness is lower. The addition of small amounts of CTBN-rubber (about 5 percent by weight is suggested) to the present epoxy matrix for filament winding can be done with only a minor increase in viscosity. This is a way of toughness enhancement for applications where the matrix stiffness reduction and increased moisture absorption are of minor importance.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760311410
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