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Composite laminates were prepared by hand lay-up method
The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of glass fabric/epoxy composites for various
glass fabric surface condition was determined using the three-point-bending test
method, analogy with ASTM D2344. Short beams were tested at a speed of 1.3 mm
min-1 and at 25° using Zwick/Roll Universal Testing Machine.
The interlaminar shear strength (SH) was calculated using the equation :
SH= 3P/(4bd)
Where P is the breaking load , b is the beam width, and d is the beam depth.
0.025000 The ultimate interlaminar shear
strength of composite, reinforced
with glow discharge treated glass
0.020000 fabrics under different plasma
condition were significantly
improved by 30% as compared to
Mean SH(KN/mm2)
0.015000
untreated glass fabrics
0.010000
0.005000
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TREATED UNTRETED
Treatment (Plasma treated, Plasma untreated)
The interlaminar shear strength
O2 value of the glass fabric
composite treated by O2 gas
time
0.025000
10
15
under 1000v and 15 min
condition was higher compared
0.020000
to all other groups tested in this
study
Mean SH(KN/mm2)
0.000000
400 600 1000
Voltage(v)
ArO2
The same as modified glass
0.025000 fabrics under O2 gas,
increasing in exposure time
0.020000
resulted in improved ILSS,
but this was not statistically
Mean SH(KN/mm2)
0.015000
significant (P<0.05).
0.010000
0.005000
0.000000
10 15
time(min)
V=1000v
with increasing in exposure
0.025000
Ar
time time, Ar plasma did not
show same behavior in
10
15
0.000000
600 1000
Voltage(v)
Compariton between different condition
1000V
600 V
The interlaminar shear strength value of the glass fabric composite treated by O2
gas under 1000v and 15 min condition was higher compared to all other groups
tested in this study, however this was not statistically significant.
The data showed that weave
pattern had a significant effect
on ILSS, and by extending the
length of the float in twill weave
which reduces the interlocking
frequency, the resulting
composite’s ILSS was improved.
A B
C D
mechanical tests showed that interlaminar shear strength of glass
fabric composite could be improved by DC plasma treatment of
glass fabric.
The study also showed that different plasma conditions did not
have a significant effect on ILSS in a DC plasma process, however
the glass woven fabrics treated with different plasma gases
exhibited different morphological changes
weave pattern had a significant effect on ILSS, and by extending
the length of the float in twill weave wich reduces the interlocking
frequency, the resulting composite’s ILSS was improved .
In This project, the use of SEM has clarified the effects
of DC plasma treatment on the glass fabrics concerning
the morphology changes of the surface. To have a
better insight on the involved processes, it is necessary
to implement the chemical analysis such as FTIR on the
same samples. These experiments are foreseen in the
near future.