TY - JOUR A1 - Artner, J. A1 - Ciesielski, M. A1 - Walter, O. A1 - Döring, M. A1 - Perez, R.M. A1 - Sandler, J.K.W. A1 - Altstädt, V. A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - A novel DOPO-based diamine as hardener and flame retardant for epoxy resin systems JF - Macromolecular materials and engineering N2 - 10-Ethyl-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (1) can be nitrated using acetic anhydride and fuming nitric acid. The nitro group is reduced using palladium on charcoal and hydrogen. These reaction conditions are used for the synthesis of an analogous DOPO-based diaminic hardener (7). An evaluation of the curing behavior, mechanical properties and flammability of a neat resin made of DGEBA and 7 (DGEBA + 7) and of a carbon fiber-reinforced resin made of DGEBA, 4,4-diaminodiphenylsulfon (DDS) and 7 (DGEBA + DDS + 7) shows the potential of this hardener to lead to flame-retardant systems while keeping relevant properties on a high level; especially when compared to a similar system (DGEBA + DDS + 1). KW - Composites KW - Epoxy resins KW - Synthesis KW - Flame retardancy KW - Mechanical properties PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.200700287 SN - 1438-7492 SN - 1439-2054 VL - 293 IS - 6 SP - 503 EP - 514 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-17624 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Barzegar, M. A1 - Pasadas, D. J. A1 - Ribeiro, A. L. A1 - Ramos, H. G. A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Bulling, Jannis T1 - Polar Coordinate for Damage Imaging of Adhesively Bonded Plates Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves and Laser Doppler Vibrometer Measurements JF - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement N2 - Wavefield measurements by a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer are generally carried out in a cartesian coordinate. As a piezoelectric transducer generates Lamb waves following radial paths, the use of a polar coordinate can be a suitable alternative to the use of a cartesian coordinate. Therefore, in the proposed method, using a single transducer placed on the center of the specimen, the measured wavefields are transformed into polar coordinates, making several identical radial line inspections from the center in a direction of incident waves. Taking advantage of the properties of the polar coordinates, a signal processing technique is proposed through a frequency-wavenumber filtering process in these coordinates. In this technique, by using proper filters, unwanted wave modes of the incident wave along with all reflected waves are filtered out. In addition, the conventional features of RMS and Euclidean distance are adapted for the polar coordinate system to image the bonded plate. The proposed signal processing and damage imaging are first introduced through a numerical simulation. Then, the performance of the proposed technique is presented by experimental measurements of two specimens including adhesively bonded carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composite plates and bonded aluminum plates. KW - Lamb waves KW - Composites KW - Disbond PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-573386 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3267528 SN - 0018-9456 VL - 72 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway Township, New Jersey, USA AN - OPUS4-57338 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bettge, Dirk A1 - Hinrichsen, G. T1 - Continuous Manufacturing of Composites of High-Performance Polyethylene Fibres JF - Composite Science and Technology N2 - Unidirectional composites of high-strength polyethylene fibres and epoxy resin matrix were continuously produced by a die drawing process. In order to increase the adhesion between fibre and matrix, the fibre surface was treated with a low-pressure oxygen plasma. KW - Polyethylene Fibres KW - Composites PY - 1993 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-3538(93)90042-F VL - 47 IS - 2 SP - 131 EP - 136 PB - Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. AN - OPUS4-56490 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Balabanovich, Aliaksandr A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Knoll, Uta A1 - Artner, J. A1 - Ciesielski, M. A1 - Döring, M. A1 - Perez, R. A1 - Sandler, J.K.W. A1 - Altstädt, V. A1 - Hoffmann, T. A1 - Pospiech, D. T1 - Influence of the oxidation state of phosphorus on the decomposition and fire behaviour of flame-retarded epoxy resin composites JF - Polymer N2 - A systematic and comparative evaluation of the pyrolysis of halogen-free flame-retarded epoxy resins containing phosphine oxide, phosphinate, phosphonate, and phosphate (phosphorus contents around 2.6 wt.%) and the fire behaviour of their carbon fibre composites is presented. Decomposition pathways are proposed based on the thermal analysis (TG), TG coupled with evolved gas analysis (TG-FTIR), kinetics and analysis of the residue with FTIR and XPS. All organophosphorus-modified hardeners containing phenoxy groups lead to a reduced decomposition temperature and mass loss step for the main decomposition of the cured epoxy resin. With increasing oxidation state of the phosphorus the thermally stable residue increases, whereas the release of phosphorus-containing volatiles decreases. The flammability of the composites was investigated with LOI and UL 94 and the fire behaviour for forced-flaming conditions with cone calorimeter tests performed using different irradiations. The flame retardancy mechanisms are discussed. With increasing oxidation state of the phosphorus additional charring is observed, whereas the flame inhibition, which plays the more important role for the performance of the composites, decreases. The processing and the mechanical performance (delamination resistance, flexural properties and interlaminar bonding strength) of the fibre-reinforced composites containing phosphorus were maintained at a high level and, in some cases, even improved. The potential for optimising flame retardancy while maintaining mechanical properties is highlighted in this study. KW - Fire retardant KW - Composites KW - Organophosphorus-containing epoxy resin PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2006.10.022 SN - 0032-3861 SN - 1873-2291 VL - 47 IS - 26 SP - 8495 EP - 8508 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-14054 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cano Murillo, Natalia A1 - Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Nanomechanical study of polycarbonate/boehmite nanoparticles/epoxy ternary composite and their interphases JF - Journal of applied polymer science N2 - Thermoplastic modified thermosets are of great interest especially due to their improved fracture toughness. Comparable enhancements have been achieved by adding different nanofillers including inorganic particles such as nanosized boehmite. Here, we present a nanomechanical study of two composite systems, the first comprising a polycarbonate (PC) layer in contact with epoxy resin (EP) and the second consisting of a PC layer containing boehmite nanoparticles (BNP) which is also in contact with an EP layer. The interaction between PC and EP monomer is tested by in situ Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) analysis, from which a reaction induced phase separation of the PC phase is inferred. Both systems are explored by atomic force microscopy (AFM) force spectroscopy. AFM force-distance curves (FDC) show no alteration of the mechanical properties of EP at the interface to PC. However, when a PC phase loaded with BNP is put in contact with an epoxy system during curing, a considerable mechanical improvement exceeding the rule of mixture was detected. The trend of BNP to agglomerate preferentially around EP dominated regions and the stiffening effect of BNP on EP shown by spatial resolved measurements of Young's modulus, suggest the effective presence of BNP within the EP phase. KW - Composites KW - Mechanical properties KW - Nanoparticles KW - Thermoplastics KW - Thermosets PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-515965 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50231 SN - 0021-8995 SN - 1097-4628 VL - 138 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Wiley CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-51596 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dreßler, Martin A1 - Dombrowski, Felix A1 - Simon, Ulla A1 - Börnstein, Julian A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Feigl, Michael A1 - Grunow, Sabrina A1 - Gildenhaar, Renate A1 - Neumann, Martin T1 - Influence of gelatine coatings on compressive strength of porous hydroxyapatite ceramics JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - Porous ceramics prepared by the foam replication technique have a high porosity and low mechanical stability. It has been reported that coating such porous ceramics with gelatin allows for an improved compressive strength. Little details regarding the influence of important gelatin parameters such as concentration, temperature and drying conditions as well as bloom number which is a measure of the gel rigidity, on this toughening effect are available. This paper investigates the influence of these parameters on compressive strength of gelatin coated porous hydroxyapatite ceramics. It was found that concentration in the gelatin sols has a marked impact whereas sol temperature, bloom number and differing conditions during subsequent drying have only little influence on the compressive strength of the coated ceramics. KW - Films KW - Composites KW - Strength KW - Apatite KW - Biomedical application PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.11.004 SN - 0955-2219 SN - 1873-619X VL - 31 IS - 4 SP - 523 EP - 529 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-23216 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fernández, R. A1 - Bokuchava, G. A1 - Toda-Caraballo, I. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Turchenko, V. A1 - Gorshkova, Y. A1 - González-Doncel, G. T1 - Analysis of the Combined Strengthening Effect of Solute Atoms and Precipitates on Creep of Aluminum Alloys JF - Advanced Engineering Materials N2 - The creep strengthening mechanisms in (age-hardenable) aluminum alloys are analyzed on the basis of a new microstructural study of powder samples, an analysis of a comprehensive revision of creep data from the literature, and a new modeling approach. A strategy based on the strength difference (SD) method to separate the contributions of solid solution atoms and precipitates to creep strengthening is proposed. The new methodology considers the combination of the two contributions avoiding the need of a threshold stress term in the creep equation. The contribution of both precipitates and solid solution is taken into account by means of the analysis of the lattice parameter variation with aging time. For this study, powders of two commercial AA2xxx alloys have been analyzed using diffraction methods. The experimental results are modeled using Lubarda’s approach combined with the SD method. KW - Composites KW - Aluminum alloys KW - Creep models KW - Neutron Diffraction KW - Stress exponent PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.201901355 VL - 22 IS - 4 SP - 1901355 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag AN - OPUS4-51055 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Friedrich, K. A1 - Klein, P. A1 - Theiler, Geraldine A1 - Ye, L. A1 - Mai, Y.W. T1 - PEEK- and PTFE- Based Composites for Tribology Applications in a Range between Liquid Helium and Room Temperature JF - Key engineering materials N2 - This study deals with the development of PEEK (polyehteretherketone) and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) based composites, optimized for low friction and low wear performance under extreme environments. It is demonstrated that the incorporation of a harder polymer component into PTFE (such as PEEK particles), a short fiber reinforcement (e.g. carbon fibers CF), and internal lubricants (e.g. PTFE particles), helps to reduce the friction and to improve the wear resistance over a very wide temperature range. KW - Composites KW - Tribology KW - PEEK KW - PTFE KW - Temperature KW - Friction KW - Wear PY - 2007 SN - 1013-9826 VL - 334-335 SP - 597 EP - 600 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Aedermannsdorf AN - OPUS4-15045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gravenkamp, Hauke A1 - Song, C. A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - A numerical approach for the computation of dispersion relations for plate structures using the scaled boundary finite element method JF - Journal of sound and vibration N2 - In this paper, a method is presented for the numerical computation of dispersion properties and mode shapes of guided waves in plate structures. The formulation is based on the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method. The through-thickness direction of the plate is discretized in the finite element sense, while the direction of propagation is described analytically. This leads to a standard eigenvalue problem for the calculation of wave numbers. The proposed method is not limited to homogeneous plates. Multi-layered composites as well as structures with continuously varying material parameters in the direction of thickness can be modeled without essential changes in the formulation. Higher-order elements have been employed for the finite element discretization, leading to excellent convergence for complex structures. It is shown by numerical examples that this method provides highly accurate results with a small number of nodes while avoiding numerical problems and instabilities. KW - Scaled boundary finite element method KW - Lamb waves KW - Dispersion KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Composites KW - Functionally graded materials PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2012.01.029 SN - 0022-460X SN - 1095-8568 VL - 331 IS - 11 SP - 2543 EP - 2557 PB - Academic Press CY - London AN - OPUS4-25743 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hörold, Andreas A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Korzen, Manfred A1 - Naumann, Maurice T1 - Structural integrity of sandwich structures in fire: an intermediate-scale approach JF - Composite interfaces N2 - A test set-up in intermediate scale was conceived to investigate the structural integrity of materials under fire. The task was to develop a realistic test scenario targeting component-like behaviour. Carbon-fibre-reinforced sandwich specimens (500 X 500 X 20 mm) were used to examine failure mechanisms, times to failure and critical failure loads under compression. Fire tests were performed with fully developed fire applied to one side of the specimen by an oil burner. In a first test series, the applied load was varied, but the fully developed fire remained unchanged. In general, times to failure were short. Decreased load levels resulted in prolonged times to failure and led to a different failure mechanism. Results obtained in the test series were compared with a bench-scale study (150 X 150 X 20 mm) investigating identical material. The comparison clearly revealed the influence of size on the time to failure and the load-bearing capacity. KW - Fire testing KW - Structural integrity KW - Carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics KW - Fully developed fire KW - Composites PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/15685543.2013.816620 SN - 0927-6440 SN - 1568-5543 VL - 20 IS - 9 (Special Issue: ECCM15: Part 3) SP - 741 EP - 759 PB - VSP CY - Zeist AN - OPUS4-29647 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - ElAbshihy, K. T1 - Circumventing boundary effects while characterizing epoxy/copper interphases using nanoindentation JF - Composite Interfaces N2 - Characterization of the size and mechanical properties of interphases is essential when designing multicomponent materials. When nanoindentation is used to investigate the size and mechanical properties of an interphase, a common challenge is that the indenter or the stress zone formed around it are often restricted by the reinforcement, making it difficult to distinguish the mechanical property variations caused by the interphase itself from those caused by the boundary effect. In this work, a testing system was developed that allows determining the indent affected zone and accounting for it in the interphase measurements of an epoxy/Cu system. Using finite element analysis, we confirmed the validity of the proposed system. Nanoindentation was used to investigate the Interphase between copper and two different epoxy systems; amine-cured and anhydride-cured. Nanoindentation results showed that a copper layer that is only 10 nm thick still exhibits a constriction effect on the indentations in its vicinity. The amine-cured epoxy did not show any sign of interphase existence using the introduced method. However, a soft interphase with a thickness of ~1.7 μm was measured on theanhydride-cured epoxy. Furthermore, we show that the proposed system can be used to determine the interphase thickness as well as its relative mechanical properties regardless of the indentation depth. This system can be further used for investigating other polymer/metal interphases to better understand the factors influencing them, thus helping engineer the interphase size and properties to enhance composite performance. KW - Interphase KW - Polymer-metal KW - Epoxy KW - Copper KW - Composites KW - Nanoindentation PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2017.1286878 SN - 0927-6440 SN - 1568-5543 VL - 24 IS - 9 SP - 833 EP - 848 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - UK AN - OPUS4-39128 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Klein, P. A1 - Zhang, Z. A1 - Friedrich, K. A1 - Theiler, Géraldine A1 - Hübner, Wolfgang T1 - Zur Bildung von Transferfilmen bei ausgewählten PTFE-Compounds JF - Tribologie und Schmierungstechnik KW - Wear KW - Transfer film KW - Polytetrafluoroethylene KW - Composites PY - 2003 SN - 0724-3472 VL - 50 IS - 4 SP - 32 EP - 36 PB - Expert Verlag CY - Renningen AN - OPUS4-12663 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Microstructure Characterization of Ceramics via 2D and 3D X-Ray Refraction Techniques JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - 3D imaging techniques are very fashionable nowadays, and allow enormous progress in understanding ceramic microstructure, its evolution, and its link to mechanical, thermal, and transport properties. In this feature article, we report the use of a powerful, yet not so wide-spread, set of X-ray techniques based on refraction effects. X-ray refraction allows determining internal specific surface (surface per unit volume) in a non-destructive fashion, position and orientation sensitive, and with a nanometric detectability. While the techniques are limited by the X-ray absorption of the material under investigation, we demonstrate showcases of ceramics and composite materials, where understanding of process parameter influence or simply of microstructural parameters could be achieved in a way unrivalled even by high-resolution techniques such as electron microscopy or computed tomography. KW - X-ray refraction KW - Porosity KW - Specific surface KW - Crack detection KW - Composites PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.12.031 SN - 0955-2219 SN - 1873-619X VL - 37 IS - 5 SP - 1879 EP - 1889 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-39094 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Brink, Arne A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Transient thermography for structural investigation of concrete and composites in the near surface region JF - Infrared physics & technology KW - Impulse thermography KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Quantitative analysis KW - Concrete KW - Composites KW - Civil engineering KW - Simulation KW - Finite differences PY - 2002 SN - 1350-4495 VL - 43 SP - 271 EP - 278 PB - Pergamon Press CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-1759 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, T. A1 - Spange, St. A1 - Hesse, S. A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Bellmann, C. T1 - Radical Grafting Polymerization of Vinylformamide with Functionalized Silica Particles JF - Macromolecular chemistry and physics N2 - Two different radical polymerization techniques have been applied to covalently graft vinylformamide (VFA) onto silica particles. Grafting by the polymerization of VFA using an immobilized azo initiator on silica has been found less effective, because monomer conversion is limited in non-aqueous solvents and grafting yields are low in water. Radical copolymerization of VFA with vinyltriethoxysilane (VTS)-functionalized silica particles is suitable to produce poly(vinylformamide) (PVFA) silica hybrid particles in respectable yield. The VFA/VTS-silica ratio determines the degree of grafting. The PVFA-VTS-co-grafted silica particles can be acidically hydrolyzed into poly(vinylamine)-grafted silica particles. Molecular structures of the surface groups and grafted polymer chains have been confirmed by means of solid state 13C{1H} cross-polarization magic-angle spinning (CP MAS) NMR spectroscopy. Zeta potential measurements show the altering of the former silica particles surface charges arising from the introduction of basic groups on the surface. KW - Composites KW - Copolymerization KW - Graft copolymers KW - Polyamines KW - Surfaces PY - 2003 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.200390042 SN - 1022-1352 SN - 1521-3935 VL - 204 IS - 4 SP - 725 EP - 732 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-11019 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Perret, Birgit A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Stöß, K. A1 - Ciesielski, M. A1 - Diederichs, J. A1 - Döring, M. A1 - Krämer, J. A1 - Altstädt, V. T1 - A new halogen-free flame retardant based on 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide for epoxy resins and their carbon fiber composites for the automotive and aviation industries JF - Macromolecular materials and engineering N2 - The pyrolysis and fire behavior of halogen-free flame-retarded DGEBA/DMC, RTM6 and their corresponding 60 vol.-% carbon fibers (CF) composites were investigated. A novel phosphorous compound (DOPI) was used. Its action is dependent on the epoxy matrix. DGEBA/DMC and DOPI decompose independently of each other. Only flame inhibition occurs in the gas phase. RTM6 shows flame inhibition and a condensed phase interaction increasing charring. Both mechanisms decrease with increasing irradiance, whereas in RTM6-CF charring is suppressed at low ones. RTM6+DOPI shows a higher LOI (34.2%) than DGEBA/DMC+DOPI and a V-0 classification in UL 94. Adding CF only enhances the LOI, DOPI+CF leads to a superposition in LOI for DGEBA/DMC-CF+DOPI (31.8%, V-0) and a synergism for RTM6-CF+DOPI (47.7%, V-0). KW - Composites KW - Flame retardancy KW - Glass transition KW - Pyrolysis KW - Thermosets PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201000242 SN - 1438-7492 SN - 1439-2054 VL - 296 IS - 1 SP - 14 EP - 30 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-22957 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Qian, Hui A1 - Bismarck, A. A1 - Greenhalgh, E.S. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Shaffer, M.S.P. T1 - Hierarchical composites reinforced with carbon nanotube grafted fibers: The potential assessed at the single fiber level JF - Chemistry of materials N2 - The feasibility of reinforcing conventional carbon fiber composites by grafting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) onto the fiber surface has been investigated. Carbon nanotubes were grown on carbon fibers using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Iron was selected as the catalyst and predeposited using the incipient wetness technique before the growth reaction. The morphology of the products was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed evidence of a uniform coating of CNTs on the fiber surface. Contact angle measurements on individual fibers, before and after the CNT growth, demonstrated a change in wettability that can be linked to a change of the polarity of the modified surface. Model composites based on CNT-grafted carbon fibers/epoxy were fabricated in order to examine apparent interfacial shear strength (IFSS). A dramatic improvement in IFSS over carbon fiber/epoxy composites was observed in the single fiber pull-out tests, but no significant change was shown in the push-out tests. The different IFSS results were provisionally attributed to a change of failure mechanism between the two types of tests, supported by fractographic analysis. KW - Composites KW - Nano tubes KW - Grafting KW - Interface PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/cm702782j SN - 0897-4756 SN - 1520-5002 VL - 20 IS - 5 SP - 1862 EP - 1869 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-34568 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rabe, Sebastian A1 - Sánchez-Olivares, G. A1 - Pérez-Chávez, R. A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Natural keratin and coconut fibres from industrial wastes in flame retarded thermoplastic starch biocomposites JF - Materials N2 - Natural keratin fibres derived from Mexican tannery waste and coconut fibres from coconut processing waste were used as fillers in commercially available, biodegradable thermoplastic starch-polyester blend to obtain sustainable biocomposites. The morphology, rheological and mechanical properties as well as pyrolysis, flammability and forced flaming combustion behaviour of those biocomposites were investigated. In order to open up new application areas for these kinds of biocomposites, ammonium polyphosphate (APP) was added as a flame retardant. Extensive flammability and cone calorimeter studies revealed a good flame retardance effect with natural fibres alone and improved effectiveness with the addition of APP. In fact, it was shown that replacing 20 of 30 wt. % of APP with keratin fibres achieved the same effectiveness. In the case of coconut fibres, a synergistic effect led to an even lower heat release rate and total heat evolved due to reinforced char residue. This was confirmed via scanning electron microscopy of the char structure. All in all, these results constitute a good approach towards sustainable and biodegradable fibre reinforced biocomposites with improved flame retardant properties. KW - Biomaterials KW - Biodegradable KW - Calorimetry KW - Composites KW - Flame retardance PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-472518 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12030344 SN - 1996-1944 VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - 344, 1 EP - 24 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-47251 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Balabanovich, Aliaksandr A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Knoll, Uta A1 - Artner, J. A1 - Ciesielski, M. A1 - Döring, M. A1 - Perez, R. A1 - Sandler, J.K.W. A1 - Altstädt, V. A1 - Hoffmann, T. A1 - Pospiech, D. T1 - Pyrolysis of Epoxy Resins and Fire Behavior of Epoxy Resin Composites Flame-Retarded with 9,10-Dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide Additives JF - Journal of applied polymer science N2 - The pyrolysis of an epoxy resin and the fire behavior of corresponding carbon fiber-reinforced composites, both flame-retarded with either 10-ethyl-9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide or 1,3,5-tris[2-(9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide-10-)ethyl]1, 3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, are investigated. The different fire retardancy mechanisms are discussed, and their influence on the fire properties assessed, in particular for flammability (limiting oxygen index, UL 94) and developing fires (cone calorimeter with different external heat fluxes of 35, 50, and 70 kW m-2). Adding the flame retardants containing 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide affects the fire behavior by both condensed phase and gas phase mechanisms. Interactions between the additives and the epoxy resin result in a change in the decomposition pathways and an increased char formation. The release of phosphorous products results in significant flame inhibition. The fire properties achieved are thus interesting with respect to industrial exploration. KW - Flame retardance KW - Thermosets KW - Composites KW - Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) KW - Pyrolysis KW - High performance polymers KW - Epoxy resin PY - 2007 SN - 0021-8995 SN - 1097-4628 VL - 104 IS - 4 SP - 2260 EP - 2269 PB - Wiley InterScience CY - Hoboken, NJ AN - OPUS4-14573 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Balabanovich, Aliaksandr A1 - Artner, J. A1 - Ciesielski, M. A1 - Döring, M. A1 - Perez, R.M. A1 - Sandler, J.K.W. A1 - Altstädt, V. T1 - Pyrolysis and fire behaviour of epoxy systems containing a novel 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide-(DOPO)-based diamino hardener JF - European polymer journal N2 - Highly soluble 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide-(DOPO)-based diamino hardener (2), bearing its amino groups directly on the DOPO framework, is investigated with respect to its use as a reactive flame retardant in thermosets. A mechanism for decomposition of the corresponding phosphorus-modified epoxy resin system based on a diglycidylether of bisphenol A DGEBA and 2 (DGEBA/2) is proposed and compared to the systems using DGEBA and 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfon (DGEBA/DDS) and to a similar system based on the structurally comparable non-reactive DOPO-based compound (DGEBA/DDS/1). Additive 1 changed the decomposition characteristics of the epoxy resin only slightly and phosphorus was released. Incorporating 2 induces two-step decomposition and most of the phosphorus remains in the residue. Furthermore, the fire behaviour of neat epoxy resin systems and a representative carbon fibre-reinforced composite based on DGEBA, DDS and 2 (DGEBA/DDS/2) were examined and compared to that of the analogous composite systems based on DGEBA/DDS and DGEBA/DDS/1. Based on different flame retardancy mechanisms both the reactive compound 2 and the additive compound 1 improve flammability (increase in LOI >13% and achieving V-1 behaviour) of the epoxy resin and composites. Under forced flaming only the flame inhibition of the additive compound 1 acts sufficiently. Lastly, the superior key mechanical properties of the epoxy resin and composite based on 2 are sketched. KW - Decomposition KW - DOPO KW - Flame retardancy KW - Composites KW - Thermosets PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.01.017 SN - 0014-3057 SN - 1873-1945 VL - 44 IS - 3 SP - 704 EP - 715 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-16708 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee A1 - Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media A1 - Cano Murillo, Natalia A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Sturm, Heinz ED - Glatzel, T. T1 - Bulk chemical composition contrast from attractive forces in AFM force spectroscopy JF - Beilstein Journal of nanotechnology N2 - A key application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) is the measurement of physical properties at sub-micrometer resolution. Methods such as force–distance curves (FDCs) or dynamic variants (such as intermodulation AFM (ImAFM)) are able to measure mechanical properties (such as the local stiffness, kr) of nanoscopic heterogeneous materials. For a complete structure–property correlation, these mechanical measurements are considered to lack the ability to identify the chemical structure of the materials. In this study, the measured attractive force, Fattr, acting between the AFM tip and the sample is shown to be an independent measurement for the local chemical composition and hence a complete structure–property correlation can be obtained. A proof of concept is provided by two model samples comprised of (1) epoxy/polycarbonate and (2) epoxy/boehmite. The preparation of the model samples allowed for the assignment of material phases based on AFM topography. Additional chemical characterization on the nanoscale is performed by an AFM/infrared-spectroscopy hybrid method. Mechanical properties (kr) and attractive forces (Fattr) are calculated and a structure–property correlation is obtained by a manual principle component analysis (mPCA) from a kr/Fattr diagram. A third sample comprised of (3) epoxy/polycarbonate/boehmite is measured by ImAFM. The measurement of a 2 × 2 µm cross section yields 128 × 128 force curves which are successfully evaluated by a kr/Fattr diagram and the nanoscopic heterogeneity of the sample is determined. KW - AFM force spectroscopy KW - Composites KW - Principle component analysis KW - Structure–property correlation KW - Van der Waals forces PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-520175 DO - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.5 SN - 2190-4286 VL - 12 IS - 5 SP - 58 EP - 71 PB - Beilstein Institute CY - Frankfurt am Main AN - OPUS4-52017 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Mc Hugh, Jarlath T1 - Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of epoxy carbon-fibre prepregs partially cured in a discontinued autoclave analogue process JF - Polymer testing N2 - Epoxy carbon-fibre prepreg, Hexcel Type 6376 HTS, was investigated using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). The DMA characteristic parameters are storage modulus E', loss modulus E' and loss factor tanδ. These parameters are ideally suited to observe the vitrification, referred to as glass transition, resulting from the cross-linking reaction. Detection of the cure state may also be achieved by determining the momentary glass transition temperature of partially cured samples. The consequent use of a multi-frequency measuring regime was used to derive the apparent activation energy for the glass transition process. Different temperature programs were also applied to monitor the curing process directly, as well as to investigate the different states of incomplete cure reached in preceding curing steps. The intention was to provide better understanding of the consequences of an interrupted autoclave curing process and to use DMA to detect the cure state achieved. With DMA, the continuation of an incomplete curing process also can be monitored. DMA measurements up to 300 °C showed, furthermore, that the final glass transition temperature was reduced by thermal degradation at high temperatures. KW - Composites KW - Epoxy KW - Cross-linking KW - Prepreg KW - Degree of cure KW - Glass transition PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.11.004 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 41 SP - 140 EP - 148 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-32325 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Schulz, Eckhard T1 - Local AC current contrast on carbon fiber surfaces imaged by scanning force microscopy JF - Acta polymerica N2 - After a delamination process in a C-fiber reinforced polymer composite, the identification of the polymer residue of poly-(phenylene sulphide) on carbon fiber surfaces gives important information on the composite failure mechanism. Using scanning force microscopy (SFM) in its lateral force imaging mode or with the stiffness imaging mode, it is almost impossible to distinguish the two composite components owing to a very low material-based contrast of the local friction and compliance. The new technique using contrast based on a local AC current measurement allows a clear identification of the conducting carbon fiber and the non-conducting polymer coverage. KW - Matrix adhesion KW - Films KW - Photoconduction KW - Composites PY - 1995 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/actp.1995.010460505 SN - 0323-7648 SN - 1521-4044 VL - 46 IS - 5 SP - 379 EP - 384 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim, Germany AN - OPUS4-6848 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sypaseuth, Fanni D. A1 - Gallo, Emanuela A1 - Çiftci, Serhat A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Polylactic acid biocomposites: approaches to a completely green flame retarded polymer JF - e-Polymers N2 - Basic paths towards fully green flame retarded kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid (K-PLA) biocomposites are compared. Multicomponent flame retardant Systems are investigated using an amount of 20 wt% such as Mg(OH)2 (MH), ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and expandable graphite (EG), and combinations with Silicon dioxide or layered silicate (LS) nanofillers. Adding Kenaf fibers and flame retardants increases the E modulus up to a factor 2, although no compatibilizer was used at all. Thus, in particular adding EG and MH decreases the strength at maximum elongation, and kenaf fibers, MH, and EG are crucial for reducing the elongation to break. The Oxygen index is improved by up to 33 vol% compared to 17 vol% for K-PLA. The HB classification of K-PLA in the UL 94 test is outperformed. All flame retarded biocomposites show somewhat lower thermal stability and increased amounts of residue. MH decreases the fire load significantly, and the greatest reduction in peak heat release rate is obtained for K-PLA/15MH/5LS. Synergistic effects are observed between EG and APP (ratio 2:1) in flammability and fire properties. Synergistic multicomponent systems containing EG and APP, or MH with adjuvants offer a promising route to green flame retarded natural fiber reinforced PLA biocomposites. KW - Biopolymers KW - Composites KW - Flame retardance KW - Natural fibres KW - Thermal decomposition PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2017-0024 SN - 2197-4586 SN - 1618-7229 VL - 17 IS - 6 SP - 449 EP - 462 PB - De Gruyter AN - OPUS4-42872 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Theiler, Geraldine A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - Einfluss von Wasserstoff auf das Gleitverhalten von graphitgefüllten Polymeren JF - Tribologie und Schmierungstechnik N2 - Die tribologischen Eigenschaften von graphitgefüllten Polyimiden gegen Stahl 100Cr6 wurden an Luft, im Hochvakuum (l0⁻ ³ Pa) und in Wasserstoffumgebung bei verschiedenen Drücken (10³ Pa, 10⁴ Pa und 10⁵ Pa) untersucht. Zwei unterschiedliche Polyimid-Typen wurden eingesetzt, wobei Typ und Menge des Graphits variiert wurden. Die Experimente wurden bei 3,1 MPa Kontaktdruck und einer Gleitgeschwindigkeit von 0,2 m/s bzw. 1 m/s durchgeführt. Die verschlissenen Oberflächen und die Morphologie des Materialübertrags auf die Stahl-Gegenfläche wurden mittels Lichtmikroskopie, REM, TEM und FTIR untersucht. Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass sowohl die Matrix als auch der Graphitanteil einen deutlichen Einfluss auf das Reibverhalten von Verbundwerkstoffen in Wasserstoffumgehungen haben können. N2 - The tribological behaviour of graphite filled polyimide composites against steel (AISI 521 00) was investigated in air, vacuum and hydrogen environment at different pressures (10³ Pa, 10⁴ Pa, and 10⁵ Pa). Composites consist of two polyimides filled with different types and amount of graphite. Friction and wear measurements were performed at 0.2m/s and 3.1MPa at ambient temperature. Wom surfaces and morphology of the material transfer on the steel counter-face were investigated by optical microscopy, SEM, TEM and FTIR analyses. Results reveal that both the polyimide structure and graphite can have an important influence on the friction behaviour of composites in hydrogen environment. KW - Polymere KW - Verbundwerkstoffe KW - Graphit KW - Wasserstoff KW - Vakuum KW - Polymers KW - Composites KW - Graphite KW - Hydrogen KW - Vacuum PY - 2015 SN - 0724-3472 VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 25 EP - 32 PB - Expert Verlag CY - Renningen AN - OPUS4-33557 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Theiler, Géraldine A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - Comparison of the sliding behavior of several polymers in gaseous and liquid hydrogen JF - Tribology Online N2 - The development of hydrogen technologies entails high safety requirements in distribution and dispensing infrastructure. Therefore, it is necessary to pursue research on material compatibility in hydrogen, especially for critical parts with tribological issues. The focus of this study is to evaluate the influence of hydrogen on a wider range of commercially available polymer materials. Thereby, the friction and wear behavior of different grades of TPE, POM, PA66, PA12, PPA, PEEK, PPS, PTFE, PAI, PI and PBI were investigated against a rotating steel disk (AISI 304). Filled and unfilled polymers from different suppliers were evaluated at room temperature in air, vacuum and hydrogen gas (H2) as well as in liquid hydrogen at - 253°C (LH2). The sliding behavior of the polymer materials is discussed by means of surface analyses, whereby special attention is paid to the formation of a transfer film. According to the results at ambient temperature, the effect of hydrogen environment on the tribological behavior of neat polymers may be related to lack of moisture, but also to saturated hydrocarbons in gaseous hydrogen. In liquid hydrogen, the best tribological performances were achieved with neat PA polymers as well as PPS and PI composites. KW - Polymers KW - Composites KW - Sliding wear KW - Hydrogen KW - Cryogenic temperature PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597123 DO - https://doi.org/10.2474/trol.18.217 SN - 1881-2198 VL - 18 IS - 5 SP - 217 EP - 231 PB - Japanese Society of Tribologists AN - OPUS4-59712 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Theiler, Géraldine A1 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - On the sliding wear behavior of PEAK composites in vacuum environment JF - Journal of Tribology N2 - The tribological behavior of neat and filled PEEK and PEKK composites were compared in air and vacuum conditions. Very low friction and wear coefficient were obtained at low sliding speed while severe wear occurred at high speed. Experimental results are discussed by analysing the transfer film and wear debris. KW - PEAK KW - Composites KW - Wear KW - Friction KW - Vacuum PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042271 SN - 0022-2305 SN - 0742-4787 VL - 141 IS - 4 SP - 044502-1 EP - 044502-7 PB - ASME AN - OPUS4-47298 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Van Gemert, D. A1 - Czarnecki, L. A1 - Maultzsch, Matthias A1 - Schorn, H. A1 - Beeldens, A. A1 - Lukowski, P. A1 - Knapen, E. T1 - Cement concrete and concrete-polymer composites: Two merging worlds. A report from 11th ICPIC Congress in Berlin, 2004 JF - Cement & concrete composites N2 - The search for durable and sustainable construction materials inspires the developments in the world of cement concrete, as well as in the world of concrete–polymer composites. Both worlds recognize, strive for and accept each other’s contribution to the synergetic effects that are realized by the combination of classical building materials and polymers. A better knowledge of materials behaviour, especially in the field of admixtures, and a better understanding of curing processes allowed the development of highly performing mineral or modified mineral concretes, mortars and grouts. CPC-science becomes an invaluable element in the development of sustainable construction materials. ICPIC brings together practitioners and scientists, dealing with concrete–polymer composites in all industrial fields, but with emphasis on construction industry. The 11th International ICPIC Congress took place in Berlin, 2–4th June 2004. New trends and evolutions have been presented and discussed. The highlights of the Congress, and the synergies for the construction world that emerge from this congress on polymers in concrete in combination with cement concrete, are presented. KW - Concrete KW - Polymer KW - Cement KW - Composites KW - Synergy PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2005.05.004 SN - 0958-9465 SN - 1873-393X VL - 27 IS - 9-10 SP - 926 EP - 933 PB - Elsevier CY - Barking, Essex AN - OPUS4-10864 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -