TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of coating and curing temperature on the formation of CFRP/sealant gradient interphase
AU - Fang, Zhenyi
AU - Cheng, Hui
AU - Cheng, Yi
AU - Zhang, Kaifu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Flexible sealant joints are extensively utilized for sealing aircraft wing fuel tanks due to the excellent stress transfer release of gradient interphase. This study investigates the impact of coating and curing temperature on the formation of CFRP/sealant gradient interphase. The interphase quality was identified using SEM equipped with EDS, and a detailed analysis of element concentration transition was performed to understand the interplay between different mechanisms. Contact angle calculation and FTIR-XPS combined spectral analysis were conducted to determine the interfacial physicochemical state. The results showed that coating enhances compatibility and broadens interphase, whereas opposite results were observed at higher temperatures. The improvement of surface energy and wettability, chemical groups, and molecular bonding sites provided by coating promotes interfacial reactivity and molecular mobility. Elevated cure temperature accelerates the formation of cross-linked networks that restricts sealant chain mobility, indicating that vulcanization dominates over diffusion under high cure temperature.
AB - Flexible sealant joints are extensively utilized for sealing aircraft wing fuel tanks due to the excellent stress transfer release of gradient interphase. This study investigates the impact of coating and curing temperature on the formation of CFRP/sealant gradient interphase. The interphase quality was identified using SEM equipped with EDS, and a detailed analysis of element concentration transition was performed to understand the interplay between different mechanisms. Contact angle calculation and FTIR-XPS combined spectral analysis were conducted to determine the interfacial physicochemical state. The results showed that coating enhances compatibility and broadens interphase, whereas opposite results were observed at higher temperatures. The improvement of surface energy and wettability, chemical groups, and molecular bonding sites provided by coating promotes interfacial reactivity and molecular mobility. Elevated cure temperature accelerates the formation of cross-linked networks that restricts sealant chain mobility, indicating that vulcanization dominates over diffusion under high cure temperature.
KW - Adhesion
KW - Interface/Interphase
KW - Microstructural analysis
KW - Polymer-matrix composites
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103781
DO - 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103781
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85180944650
SN - 2468-0230
VL - 44
JO - Surfaces and Interfaces
JF - Surfaces and Interfaces
M1 - 103781
ER -