ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
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:
The dynamic mechanical relaxation spectra of a series of composites with a matrix of poly(ethyl methacrylate) reinforced with continuous Kevlar fibers present several characteristics that have been proposed in the literature regarding polymer composites as a proof of the existence of an interphase between the polymeric matrix and the filler with mechanical properties different from both: The α-relaxation, associated with the glass transition of the matrix, is shifted in the temperature axis, and a peak appears in the tan δ vs. temperature plot, which was not present either in the matrix or in the fiber relaxation spectra. Nevertheless, a simple block model which does not include the existence of such an interphase is able to reproduce not only the dependence of the loss tangent and storage modulus with the fiber content, but also the shift of the α-relaxation and the presence of the new α′ peak in the composites.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1991.070420619
Permalink
