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  • Comparison of Resin Impregnation and Mechanical Properties of Composites Based on Fiber Plasma Treatment
  • Seong Baek Yang**, Donghyeon Lee*, Yongseok Lee*, Dong-Jun Kwon*,**†

  • * Department of Materials Science and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 52828 Jinju, Republic of Korea
    ** Research Institute for Green Energy Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 52828 Jinju, Republic of Korea

  • 섬유 플라즈마 처리에 따른 복합재료의 수지 함침성 및 기계적 특성 비교
  • 양성백**· 이동현*· 이용석*· 권동준*,**†

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Abstract

In composites manufacturing, increasing resin impregnation is a key way to speed up the manufacturing process and improve product quality. While resin improvement is important, simple fiber surface treatments can also improve resin flowability. In this study, different plasma treatment times were applied to carbon fiber fabrics to improve the impregnation between resin and fiber. Electrical resistivity measurements were used to evaluate the dispersion of resin in the fibers, which changed with plasma treatment. The effect of fiber surface treatment on resin spreadability could be observed in real time. When inserting a carbon fiber tow into the resin, the amount of resin that soaked into the tow was measured to objectively compare resin impregnation. Five minutes of plasma treatment improved the tensile and compressive strength of the composite by more than 50%, while reducing the void content and increasing the fire point impregnation flow rate. Finally, a dynamic flexural fatigue test was conducted using a portion of the composite used as an architectural composite part, and the composite part did not fail after one million cycles of a 3 kN load


복합재료 제조 시 수지의 함침성을 높이는 것은 제조 공정속도와 제품의 품질을 향상시키는 핵심 방법이다. 수지 개선은 중요하지만, 간단한 섬유 표면 처리로도 수지의 흐름성을 개선할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 탄소섬유 직물에 다양한 플라즈마 처리 시간을 적용함으로써 수지와 섬유 간의 함침성을 향상하게 하였다. 플라즈마 처리에 따라 변화된 섬유 내 수지의 분산을 평가하기 위해 전기저항 측정법을 사용했다. 섬유 표면처리가 수지 함침성에 미치는 영향을 실시간으로 관찰할 수 있었다. 수지에 탄소섬유 토우를 삽입할 때 토우에 스며든 수지의 양을 측정하여 수지 함침성을 객관적으로 비교하였다. 5분 동안의 플라즈마 처리로 복합재료의 인장과 압축 강도가 50% 이상 향상되었으며, 보이드 함유율을 감소시키고 소화점 임계열류량을 증가시켰다. 마지막으로 건축용 복합재료 부품으로 사용되는 일부분을 활용하여 동적 굴곡피로시험을 실시했고, 3 kN하중 백만 회에도 복합재료 부품은 파손되지 않았다


Keywords: 탄소섬유(Carbon fiber), 수지함침성(Resin wettability), 피로(Fatigue), 균열(Fracture), 소화점 임계열류량(Critical Flux at Extinguishment)

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Correspondence to

  • Dong-Jun Kwon
  • * Department of Materials Science and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 52828 Jinju, Republic of Korea
    ** Research Institute for Green Energy Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 52828 Jinju, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: djkwon@gnu.ac.kr