Toughening of a carbon-fibre composite using electrospun poly(Hydroxyether of Bisphenol A) nanofibrous membranes through inverse phase separation and inter-domain etherification Magniez, Kevin, Chaffraix, Thomas and Fox, Bronwyn 2011, Toughening of a carbon-fibre composite using electrospun poly(Hydroxyether of Bisphenol A) nanofibrous membranes through inverse phase separation and inter-domain etherification, Materials, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 1967-1984. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Toughening of a carbon-fibre composite using electrospun poly(Hydroxyether of Bisphenol A) nanofibrous membranes through inverse phase separation and inter-domain etherification Author(s) Magniez, Kevin Chaffraix, Thomas Fox, Bronwyn Journal name Materials Volume number 4 Issue number 11 Start page 1967 End page 1984 Total pages 18 Publisher M D P I AG Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2011-11-02 ISSN 1996-1944 Keyword(s) poly(hydroxyether of bisphenol A) nanofibres fracture toughness delamination electro-spinning Summary The interlaminar toughening of a carbon fibre reinforced composite by interleaving a thin layer (~20 microns) of poly(hydroxyether of bisphenol A) (phenoxy) nanofibres was explored in this work. Nanofibres, free of defect and averaging several hundred nanometres, were produced by electrospinning directly onto a pre-impregnated carbon fibre material (Toray G83C) at various concentrations between 0.5 wt % and 2 wt %. During curing at 150 °C, phenoxy diffuses through the epoxy resin to form a semi interpenetrating network with an inverse phase type of morphology where the epoxy became the co-continuous phase with a nodular morphology. This type of morphology improved the fracture toughness in mode I (opening failure) and mode II (in-plane shear failure) by up to 150% and 30%, respectively. Interlaminar shear stress test results showed that the interleaving did not negatively affect the effective in-plane strength of the composites. Furthermore, there was some evidence from DMTA and FT-IR analysis to suggest that inter-domain etherification between the residual epoxide groups with the pendant hydroxyl groups of the phenoxy occurred, also leading to an increase in glass transition temperature (~7.5 °C). Language eng Field of Research 091299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, The Authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30044161 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Apr 2012, 15:54:00 EST Mon, 16 Apr 2012, 12:45:03 EST Mon, 16 Apr 2012, 12:46:16 EST Mon, 16 Apr 2012, 12:49:33 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 09:56:32 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 10:28:36 EST Wed, 23 Apr 2014, 11:23:49 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 15:41:23 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 15:20:28 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 17:38:47 EST Fri, 26 Aug 2016, 14:47:46 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2016, 15:32:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 20 times in TR Web of Science Cited 19 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 127 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 05 Apr 2012, 15:54:00 EST

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