TY - JOUR A1 - Munz, Martin A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Schulz, Eckhard A1 - Hinrichsen, G. T1 - The scanning force microscope as a tool for the detection of local mechanical properties within the interphase of fibre reinforced polymers JF - Composites / A N2 - Scanning force microscopy (SFM) has been used to assess the local mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced polymers. Using a sinusoidal displacement modulation (DM) and lock-in technique the method allows to characterize local viscoelastic properties with a high lateral resolution. The simultaneous measurement of the local electrical conductivity is proposed which facilitates the interpretation of the mechanical data. The investigation of cross-sections perpendicular to the axis of carbon fibres embedded in PPS delivers some information about the change in local stiffness within the interfacial region. As a first approach, assuming a single-exponential decrease in local stiffness along a radial line from fibre to polymer we find characteristic decay lengths which are distributed in a range between 20 and 80nm. Further, a modified DM-mode is proposed which is expected to provide a contrast enhancement of the signal which is related to local stiffness. This can be achieved by installing an additional feedback loop which keeps constant the amplitude of dynamic indentation (CDI-mode). KW - Polymer-matrix composites (PMC´s) KW - Interface/interphase KW - SFM/AFM KW - Surface properties KW - Nondestructive testing PY - 1998 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00077-3 SN - 1359-835X VL - 29 SP - 1251 EP - 1259 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-1294 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -