Measurement of interfacial bonding strength between the micro-spherical filler and the matrix in microcapsule/epoxy composites

IF 8.3 1区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, COMPOSITES

Composites Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2025.111134

Guijing Dou , Lei Zhao , Weihai Xia , Hanyang Jiang , Zhongyu Piao , Guangjian Peng

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Abstract

Interfacial bonding strength between fillers and matrices is crucial to the mechanical performance of composites. However, quantitatively measuring this strength remains challenging due to the complex geometries and microscale dimensions of fillers. This study presents a novel experimental method to measure the interfacial bonding strength between microparticles and the matrix in microcapsule/epoxy composites. A stepped microchannel structure was fabricated by assembling glass capillaries with inner diameters of 100 μm and 400 μm. This structure facilitated the formation of fiber specimens where a single microcapsule was embedded at the junction of two epoxy fibers with different diameters. After the matrix cured, the external glass capillaries were removed, yielding specimens designed to fail precisely at the interface between the microcapsule and the 100 μm epoxy fiber. The critical debonding load and contact area were meticulously measured to calculate the interfacial bonding strength. The effects of surface modification of microcapsules using three silane coupling agents were systematically investigated. All coupling agents significantly enhanced interfacial bonding strength, with the highest improvement reaching 90.2 %. This innovative method offers a reliable and quantitative means of assessing interfacial bonding strength in composite materials. It holds potential to accelerate the development of high-performance composites and deepen our understanding of their interfacial behaviors.

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Composites Science and Technology 工程技术-材料科学：复合

CiteScore

16.20

自引率

9.90%

发文量

611

审稿时长

33 days

期刊介绍： Composites Science and Technology publishes refereed original articles on the fundamental and applied science of engineering composites. The focus of this journal is on polymeric matrix composites with reinforcements/fillers ranging from nano- to macro-scale. CSTE encourages manuscripts reporting unique, innovative contributions to the physics, chemistry, materials science and applied mechanics aspects of advanced composites. Besides traditional fiber reinforced composites, novel composites with significant potential for engineering applications are encouraged.