Grafting acrylate functionalities at the surface of carbon fibers to improve adhesion strength in carbon fiber-acrylate composites cured by electron beam

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2352-2366

  Vautard, F ^a,b   Fioux, P ^a   Vidal, L ^a   Schultz, J ^a   Nardin, M ^a   Defoort, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbon fibers; coupling agent; electron beam curing; fiber matrix bond; interface; polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC-URETHANE; ELECTRON BEAM CURING; FIBER/MATRIX BONDS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; MICROMECHANICAL TESTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RADICAL MECHANISM; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

ADHESION; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COUPLING AGENTS; CURING; ELECTRON BEAMS; FIBER BONDING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 84884671969     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: 15685616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01694243.2013.776443     Document Type: Article

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