Influences of Absorbed Dose Rate on the Mechanical Properties and Fiber–Matrix Interaction of High-Density Polyethylene-Based Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Irradiated by Electron-Beam
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Specimen Preparation
2.3. Electron-Beam Irradiation
2.4. Tensile Testing of CFRTP and HDPE Dog-Bone Specimens
2.5. Tensile Testing of CF Filaments
2.6. Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT-IR) Analysis
2.7. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Absorbed Dose Rate (kGy/s) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Young’s Modulus (GPa) | |
---|---|---|---|
CFRTP | 3.4 | 156 ± 3.6 | 18.7 ± 0.74 |
6.8 | 166 ± 2.5 | 19.0 ± 0.66 | |
13.5 | 155 ± 3.0 | 17.8 ± 0.60 | |
27 | 156 ± 4.0 | 17.9 ± 0.63 | |
HDPE | 3.4 | 23.0 ± 0.25 | 0.58 ± 0.019 |
6.8 | 22.7 ± 0.03 | 0.53 ± 0.015 | |
13.5 | 22.1 ± 0.12 | 0.50 ± 0.015 | |
27 | 21.8 ± 0.29 | 0.48 ± 0.028 | |
CF | 3.4 | 3650 ± 950 | 248.3 ± 8.4 |
6.8 | 3750 ± 580 | 257.0 ± 12.3 | |
13.5 | 4150 ± 740 | 248.3 ± 11.6 | |
27 | 4640 ± 880 | 251.5 ± 12.7 |
Absorbed Dose Rate (kGy/s) | at% | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C1s | O1s | Na1s | N1s | Si2p | C/O Ratio | ||
CFRTP | 3.4 | 89.3 | 7.25 | 1.23 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 12.31 |
6.8 | 93.33 | 4.18 | 1.02 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 22.34 | |
13.5 | 94.38 | 3.83 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 24.62 | |
27 | 96.41 | 3.21 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 30.04 | |
HDPE | 3.4 | 84.51 | 10.28 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 8.22 |
6.8 | 83.35 | 11.91 | 1.34 | 2.03 | 1.38 | 7 | |
13.5 | 91.22 | 5.77 | 0.66 | 1.52 | 0.82 | 15.82 | |
27 | 92.74 | 6.48 | 0 | 0.77 | 0 | 14.3 | |
CF | 3.4 | 78.51 | 16.92 | – | 2.01 | 2.56 | 4.64 |
6.8 | 80.48 | 17.29 | – | – | 2.23 | 4.66 | |
13.5 | 80.1 | 15.09 | – | 2.31 | 2.5 | 5.31 | |
27 | 80.51 | 16.31 | – | 1.35 | 1.83 | 4.94 |
Orbital | C1s | O1s | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chemical Bond | C–OH | C=O | O=C–O | C–OH | C=O | O=C–O | |
Hydrogen bond interaction | Donor (δ+) | Acceptor (δ−) | Donor (δ+) | Acceptor (δ−) | |||
BE | |||||||
Absorbed dose rate (kGy/s) | 3.4 | 285.9 | 287.7 | 288.7 | 532.6 | 531.2 | 533.4 |
6.8 | 285.9 | 287.7 | 288.7 | 532.6 | 531.2 | 533.5 | |
13.5 | 285.7 | 287.9 | 288.8 | 532.4 | 531.4 | 533.5 | |
27 | 285.6 | 288 | 288.9 | 532.3 | 531.6 | 533.6 | |
BE shift | Down-shift | Up-shift | Down-shift | Up-shift |
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Park, S.K.; Choi, D.Y.; Choi, D.Y.; Lee, D.Y.; Yoo, S.H. Influences of Absorbed Dose Rate on the Mechanical Properties and Fiber–Matrix Interaction of High-Density Polyethylene-Based Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Irradiated by Electron-Beam. Polymers 2020, 12, 3012. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123012
Park SK, Choi DY, Choi DY, Lee DY, Yoo SH. Influences of Absorbed Dose Rate on the Mechanical Properties and Fiber–Matrix Interaction of High-Density Polyethylene-Based Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Irradiated by Electron-Beam. Polymers. 2020; 12(12):3012. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123012
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Se Kye, Dong Yun Choi, Du Young Choi, Dong Yun Lee, and Seung Hwa Yoo. 2020. "Influences of Absorbed Dose Rate on the Mechanical Properties and Fiber–Matrix Interaction of High-Density Polyethylene-Based Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Irradiated by Electron-Beam" Polymers 12, no. 12: 3012. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123012