Thermal aging effects on overall mechanical behavior of short glass fiber‐reinforced polyphenylene sulfide composites

Study on Preparation and Properties of Glass Fibre Fabric Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulphide Composites

In this paper, glass fiber fabric reinforced polyphenylene sulfide composites were prepared by hot pressing. The effects of glass fibre modification and hot pressing temperature on the properties of the composites were investigated using a scanning electron microscope, infrared spectrometer, universal testing machine, and DIGEYE digital imaging colour measurement system. The results show that after the treatment with a silane coupling agent, the silane coupling agent was more uniformly distributed on the surface of the glass fibres, and the bonding effect between the glass fibre fabric and polyphenylene sulphide was significantly improved. The strength of the composites increased and then decreased with the increase of hot pressing temperature, and the surface colour of the composites became darker and darker. When the hot-pressing temperature is 310 °C, the mechanical properties of glass fabric-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide composites are at their best, the tensile strength reaches 51.9 MPa, and the bending strength reaches 78 MPa.

Thermal Aging Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide Composites

In this article, the thermal aging behavior of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composites, reinforced by 20% glass fibers (GFs), in thermal aging temperatures ranging from 85 to 145 °C was studied. Tensile and bending properties and color changes in the thermally aged samples were investigated. The results showed that thermal aging at this temperature range resulted in the degradation of mechanical properties. Both the tensile and flexural strength of the GF/PPS composites were significantly reduced after thermal aging at 145 °C. Decreased strength and brittle fracture were observed because thermal aging at high temperatures resulted in the deterioration of the interfaces between the GFs and PPS matrix. The degradation of the mechanical properties of the composite samples can be reflected by the color change, which means that the mechanical properties of the GF/PPS composite samples under thermal aging are predictable using color change analysis.

Effect of Thermal Aging on Mechanical Properties and Color Difference of Glass Fiber/Polyetherimide (GF/PEI) Composites

This research study is aimed at evaluating the mechanical characteristics in terms of tensile strength and flexural strength of glass fiber reinforced Polyetherimide (GF/PEI) under different thermal aging. Tensile testing and bending testing were performed on the thermally aged polyetherimide composites. The mechanical properties of the thermally aged samples were also correlated with their color difference. The experimental results showed that both the tensile strength and flexural strength of the GF/PEI composite samples decreased with increasing aging temperature. However, the elastic modulus of the composite samples is nearly independent on the thermal aging. The thermally aged samples exhibited brittle fracture, resulting in low strength and low ductility. The loss in strength after thermal aging could be also linked to the change of their color difference, which can indirectly reflect the change of the strength for the composites after thermal aging.

Studies on durability of sustainable biobased composites: a review

This review provides a comprehensive discussion on the long-term durability performance and degradation behaviour of the increasingly popular sustainable biobased composites under various aging environments.