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 - 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 - CONF A1 - Marotzke, Christian A1 - Feldmann, Titus T1 - Failure of fiber reinforced composites under multiaxial stresses on microscale N2 - The failure of composites is initiated by imperfections on microscale. The interface between fiber and matrix is a key parameter concerning failure initiation. In order to get an improved understanding of local failure processes a fracture mechanical analysis of interfacial failure in a composite ply under transverse stresses is performed. The mixed mode energy release rate is calculated. In addition the failure of interfaces under cyclic loading is studied on a single fiber model. The quasistatic debonding process is compared with the interfacial failure under fatigue loading. It is shown that the tan delta can be used as an indicator for the damage propagation. T2 - ICMFF11 CY - Sevilla, Spain DA - 01. 06. 2016 KW - Composites KW - Failure KW - Energy release rate PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36746 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Marotzke, Christian T1 - Fracture on microscale of fiber reinforced composites N2 - Failure of composite materials is initiated by fracture processes on microscale, especially by interfacial debonding. Failure processes taking place on microscale are studied by single fiber experiments. This is, single fibers embedded in tensile specimen are loaded under various off-axis angles. Starting at microdefects interface cracks propagate circumferentially as well as longitudinally, depending on the loading angle. In addition, finite element simulations of interfacial crack propagation around single fibers as well as fibers embedded in a hexagonal composite are shown based on linear elastic fracture mechanics. The course of the energy release rate is given in dependence of the fiber volume fraction. T2 - Seminar CY - Imperial College, London, UK DA - 12.10.2016 KW - Composites KW - Fracture surfaces KW - Micromechanics KW - Epoxy resin PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37853 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf T1 - Tribological studies on polyetherimide composites sliding against steel under reciprocating conditions T2 - PolyTrib 2016 N2 - The friction and wear properties of polyetherimide composites under dry oscillating sliding condition at room temperature (RT) as well as at elevated temperature (120 °C) was investigated. The polymer specimens were made to oscillate against steel cylinder as a counterpart. The friction and wear properties of PEI and composites were strongly influenced by the temperature. In case of carbon fiber composite abrasive action of carbon fibers has severely damaged the counterpart and resulted in accelerated wear of the composite at RT. Solid lubricants filled (PTFE, MoS2, graphite) along with glass fiber is beneficial in improving the friction and wear performance of the PEI composite at RT, whereas at elevated temperature wear performance was deteriorated. T2 - 2nd International Conference on Polymer Tribology CY - Ljubljana, Slovenia DA - 15.09.2016 KW - Polyetherimide KW - Composites KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Temperature KW - Oscillating sliding KW - Solid lubricant KW - Fibers PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38135 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wäsche, Rolf A1 - Harsha, A. P. T1 - Tribological studies on polyetherimide composites sliding against steel under reciprocating conditions N2 - Results of tribological tests on polyetherimide composites were presented. The tests were carried out at room temperature as well as at 120°C. Counter body was steel 100Cr6. T2 - PolyTrib 2016. 2nd International Conference on Polymer Tribology CY - Ljubljana, Slovenia DA - 15.09.2016 KW - PEI KW - Composites KW - Polyetherimide KW - Temperature KW - Steel PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38690 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 - 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 - CONF A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Mueller, Bernd R. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Hentschel, Manfred T1 - Applications of X-ray refraction to non-destructive characterization of ceramics and composites N2 - X-ray refraction is analogous to visible light deflection by matter, with two main differences: 1- convex objects cause divergence (i.e., the refraction index n is smaller than 1), and 2- deflection angles are very small, from a few seconds to a few minutes of arc (i.e., n is near to 1). Trivially but importantly, deflection of X-rays is also sensitive to the orientation of the object boundaries. These features make X-ray refraction techniques extremely suitable to a) detect defects such as pores and microcracks, and quantify their densities in bulk (light) materials, and b) evaluate porosity and particle properties such as orientation, size, and spatial distribution (by mapping). While X-ray refraction techniques cannot in general image single defects, their detectability is simply limited by the wavelength of the radiation. We will thereby show the application of X-ray refraction 2D mapping (topography) and tomography to different sorts of problems in ceramic science and technology: 1) Sintering of SiC green bodies; 2) Porosity analysis in diesel particulate filter silicates; 3) fiber de-bonding in metal and polymer matrix composites; 4) micro-cracking of glass-precursor -eucryptite. We will see that the use of X-ray refraction analysis yields quantitative results, also directly usable in available models. T2 - FiMPART 2017 CY - Bordeaux, France DA - 09.07.2017 KW - Refraction radiography KW - Ceramics KW - Refraction tomography KW - Composites PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41040 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Absorption and refraction tomography: Characterization and non-destructive testing of micro-structured materials N2 - The combination of tomographic, microstructural data with other experimental techniques and with modeling is paramount, if we want to extract the maximum amount of information on material and component properties. In particular, quantitative image analysis, statistical approaches, direct discretization of tomographic reconstructions represent concrete possibilities to extend the power of the tomographic 3D representation to insights into the material and component performance. This logic thread equally holds for industrial and academic research, and valorizes expensive experiments such as those carried out at synchrotron sources, which cannot be daily repeated. I will show a few examples of possible use of X-ray tomographic data for quantitative assessment of damage evolution and microstructural properties, as well as for non-destructive testing. Examples of micro-structured inhomogeneous materials will be given, such as Composites, Ceramics, Concrete, and Additively manufactured parts. I will also show how X-ray refraction computed tomography (CT) can be highly complementary to classic absorption CT, being sensitive to internal interfaces. Additionally, I will present a new technique in our portfolio, Neutron Diffraction, which is extremely well suited to the study of internal stresses, both residual and under external load. T2 - Kolloquium ICMCB Bordeaux CY - Bordeaux, France DA - 13.07.2017 KW - Computed tomography KW - X-ray refraction KW - Neutron diffraction KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Ceramics KW - Composites KW - BAM PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41041 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -