Effects of fiber length on mechanical properties and fracture behavior of short carbon fiber reinforced geopolymer matrix composites
Effects of fiber length on mechanical properties and fracture behavior of short carbon fiber reinforced geopolymer matrix composites
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DOI:
10.1016/j.msea.2008.06.040
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发表时间:
2008-12-15
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影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Liang, Defu
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作者:
Lin, Tiesong;Jia, Dechang;Liang, Defu
A kind of sheet-like carbon fiber preform was developed using short fibers (2, 7 and 12 mm, respectively) as starting materials and used to strengthen a geopolymer. Mechanical properties, fracture behavior, microstructure and toughening mechanisms of the as-prepared composites were investigated by three-point bending test, optical microscope and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the short carbon fibers disperse uniformly in geopolymer matrix. The C-f/geopolymer composites exhibit apparently improved mechanical properties and an obvious noncatastrophic failure behavior. The composite reinforced by the carbon fibers of 7 mill in length shows a maximum flexural strength as well as the highest work of facture, which are nearly 5 times and more than 2 orders higher than that of the geopolymer matrix, respectively. The predominant strengthening and toughening mechanisms are attributed to the apparent fiber bridging and pulling-out effect based on the weak fiber/matrix interface as well as the sheet-like carbon fiber preform. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.