Abstract
The failure mechanism in polystyrene (PS) filled with glass beads was investigated with the methods of ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) and acoustic emission (AE) analysis simultaneously. The interface in the composites was tailored using carboxyl-terminated PS (PS-COOH). Monolayers of PSCOOH were prepared on the glass surface in a wide range of grafting densities, from single chains to a polymer brush. The layers were characterized by ellipsometry, scanning probe microscopy, and the wetting method. The morphology of the layers is in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. USAXS experiments identify submicrovoids (SMVs) at the interface in the composites even before a tensile deformation. The uniaxial loading of the specimens is followed by a debonding (dewetting) process that is identified by simultaneous increase of integral scattering intensity and AE signals. The stress of debonding is proportional to the grafting density of PS-COOH. The amplitude of the AE
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