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Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide
Joint Authors
Park, Soo-Jin
Chen, Jie
Zhang, Tian-Yi
Jin, Fan-Long
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Abstract EN
In this study, bio-based poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/polycaprolactone (PCL) blends and PLA/PCL/silicon carbide (SiC) composites were prepared using a solution blending method.
The surface of the SiC whiskers was modified using a silane coupling agent.
The effects of the PCL and SiC contents on the flexural properties, fracture toughness, morphology of PLA/PCL blends, and PLA/PCL/SiC composites were investigated using several techniques.
Both the fracture toughness and flexural strength of PLA increased by the introduction of PCL and were further improved by the formation of SiC whiskers.
Fracture surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy, which showed that the use of PCL as a reinforcing agent induces plastic deformation in the PLA/PCL blends.
The SiC whiskers absorbed external energy because of their good interfacial adhesion with the PLA matrix and through SiC-PLA debonding in the PLA/PCL/SiC composites.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Jie& Zhang, Tian-Yi& Jin, Fan-Long& Park, Soo-Jin. 2018. Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121437
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Jie…[et al.]. Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121437
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Jie& Zhang, Tian-Yi& Jin, Fan-Long& Park, Soo-Jin. Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121437
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1121437