Abstract
Abstract In this study, aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) composites were prepared and then postcured under specific heating/cooling rates. By dynamic mechanical analysis, the viscoelastic properties of the AFRP composites at elevated temperatures and under various frequencies were determined. Thermomechanical analysis (TMA), in the modes of creep-recovery and stress–relaxation tests, was also performed. Furthermore, differential scanning calorimetry was also used, and the decomposition of the AFRP composites, aramid fibers, and pure postcured epoxy, in two different atmospheres, namely, air atmosphere and nitrogen (N2) atmosphere, was explored by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). From this point of view, the aramid fibers showed remarkably thermal resistance, in N2 atmosphere, and the volume fraction of fibers (Φf) was calculated to be Φf = 51%. In the TGA experiments, the postcured AFRP composites showed very good thermal resistance, both in air and N2 atmosphere, and this characteristic in conjunction with their relatively high T g, which is in the range of 85–95°C, depending on the frequency and the determination method, classifies these composites as potential materials in applications where the resistance in high temperatures is a required characteristic.
Highlights
In this study, aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) composites were prepared and postcured under specific heating/cooling rates
At 1 and 5 Hz, the storage modulus is slightly reduced as the temperature increases in the glassy state region, and at 10 Hz, it is almost stable. This is due to the fact that the higher frequency contributes toward the elastic behavior to dominance over the viscous behavior in the polymer matrix, and thereby, the AFRP composite exhibits better thermal stability
Through the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) experiments, it was revealed that the thermal degradation in an oxidative environment is much more harmful than the one due to pyrolysis
Summary
Abstract: In this study, aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) composites were prepared and postcured under specific heating/cooling rates. The viscoelastic properties of the AFRP composites at elevated temperatures and under various frequencies were determined. Differential scanning calorimetry was used, and the decomposition of the AFRP composites, aramid fibers, and pure postcured epoxy, in two different atmospheres, namely, air atmosphere and nitrogen (N2) atmosphere, was explored by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). From this point of view, the aramid fibers showed remarkably thermal resistance, in N2 atmosphere, and the volume fraction of fibers (Φf) was calculated to be Φf = 51%. In the TGA experiments, the postcured AFRP composites showed very good thermal resistance, both in air and N2 atmosphere, and this characteristic in conjunction with their relatively high Tg, which is in the range of 85–95°C, depending on the frequency and the determination method, classifies these composites as potential materials in applications where the resistance in high temperatures is a required characteristic
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