Bonding TiO2 array on carbon fabric for outstanding mechanical and wear resistance of carbon fabric/phenolic composite

Jie Fei, Chao Zhang, Dan Luo, Yali Cui, Hejun Li, Zhaoqing Lu, Jianfeng Huang

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Abstract

Uniform TiO2 array growing onto the carbon fabric (CF) resulting in multiscale reinforcement (TiO2-CF) was successfully carried out with hydrothermal method. The functions of the TiO2 array on mechanical and wet tribological properties of the carbon fabric reinforced phenolic composite were investigated systematically. The surface characteristics, including the morphology and functional groups, of TiO2-CF were evidenced by XRD, SEM, RAMAN, FTIR and XPS. The tensile strength and flexural strength of the composite reinforced by TiO2-CF improved by about 85% and 41%, respectively, which owing to the outstanding interfacial adhesion between multiscale reinforcement and matrix. Further, the resulting composites exhibited higher and more stable friction coefficient and greater wear resistance compared with the composite reinforced by desized-CF. The composite reinforced by multiscale TiO2-CF is highly promising for wet friction material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-82
Number of pages8
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume317
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2017

Keywords

  • Fiber/matrix bond
  • Mechanical properties
  • Multi-scale reinforcement
  • Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
  • Wear

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