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- ABSTRACT A method of treating high modulus, high strength carbon fiber to improve its bonding characteristics in a resin matrix comprising immersing the fiber in concentrated nitric acid for 4-8 hours at refluxing temperature.
- carbon fiber is exposed toboiling nitric acid by immersion therein for an extended period of 4-8 hours.
- Carbon-resin composites fabricated with carbon fibers treated according to the present invention exhibited a high resistance to shear failure while maintaining high flexural strengths.
- FIG. 1 is a graph illustrating the effect of contact time on composite short beam shear strength
- FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the relation between fiber volume and composite short beam shear strength
- FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating the relation between fiber volume and composite flexural strength
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the correlation between specific surface area and short beam shear and transverse tensile strength.
- the technique of treating carbon fibers according to the present invention comprises immersing carbon fibers in boiling, concentrated nitric acid for a period of time sufficient to activate the fiber surface with little or no concomitant degradation in fiber properties.
- the process was performed on a batch basis by winding the yarn onto a spool and lowering it into an acid filled resin kettle which was provided with a reflux condenser and which served as the reaction vessel.
- the spool was comprised of two series of parallel rods concentrically arranged at two selected radial distances from a central rod, all rods being coated with Teflon and supported between two Teflon coated hubs.
- the carbon yam was wound about each series of parallel rods so that there existed a space between the yarn layers.
- the yarn was rinse cycled by rinsing in distilled water for three 15 minute periods, rinsing in a dilute solution of ammonium hydroxide for 10 minutes, rinsing in distilled water and then rinsing in acetone for two 15 minute periods.
- the yarn was air dried'in a hood and finally dried in an air-circulating oven at 100 C for 15 minutes, impregnated with resin by passage therethrough and wound onto a drum in tape form and processed into a com- 7 posite.
- lI-703 '1horncl-50 (52.5 1.45 moo 00. 1 22 7 lI-700 MG-50 (e1). 1. an 7, 500 121, u 28. 4 PI-703- HMG50 (55).. 1.53 7,450 116. 25.5 PIT-703 HMG-50 (55) uni-t outed. l. 52 5, 000 63. (l 24. 0 PIT-700 HMO-50 (57) untreated" 1. 54 4, 880 81. 8 21. 0 PI703.. Thornel-50 (50) untreated... l. 43 4-, 000 r 60. 0-
- FIG. I the effect of various contact times of carbon fiber with 70% HNO at 120 C on short beam shear strength of a composite having a 2,256-0820 epoxy resin matrix is shown.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show the comparison between untreated fibers and those treated according to the present invention with respect to the effects of fiber volume on shear and flexural strength. In each case, the treated fibers display a significant increase'in strength regardless of volume fraction.
- a method for improving the bonding characteristics of high strength, high modulus carbon fibers with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties of the fibers which comprises, prior to impregnating the carbon fibers with said matrix material, subjecting said fibers to the action of concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for a period of time sufficient to increase the specific surface area of the fibers to 3.4-7.3 m lg.
- a method for improving the bonding characteristics of high strength, high modulus carbon fibers with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties of the fibers which comprises, prior to impregnating said carbon fibers with said resin matrix material, exposing said fibers to the actionof concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature to cause an increase in the number of active sites the fiber is immersed at the fiber surface as measured by NaOH absorbed per unit area and continuing the exposure of the fiber to the acid at treated fiber. It thus appears that both the increase in surface 7 area and in surface reactivity contribute to the improvement I least until the number of active sites at the fiber surface ceases to increase.
- a method for the production of a carbon filament-resin composites having a high resistance to shear failure while maintaining high flexural strength comprising, exposing high modulus, high strength carbon filaments to concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for atleast 4 hours, and impregnating said treated carbon filaments in a resin matrix.
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Abstract
A method of treating high modulus, high strength carbon fiber to improve its bonding characteristics in a resin matrix comprising immersing the fiber in concentrated nitric acid for 4- 8 hours at refluxing temperature.
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United States Patent Scola et a1.
[54] TREATMENT OF CARBON FIBERS [72] Inventors: Daniel A. Scola, Glastonbury; Hilton A.
Roth, Cheshire, both of Conn.
United Aircraft Corporation, East Hartford, Conn.
[22] Filed: June 18,1970
[21] Appl.No.: 47,490
[73] Assignee:
[52] U.S.Cl. ..l17/47R,23/209.1,8/115.5,
8/140, 260/37, 264/D1G. 19, 117/161 P, 117/161 1 Z8 51 111:; C1. ..C0lb 31/07, 844d 1/092 [58] Field ofSearch. ...23/209.1;8/1l5.5,115.6,140; 117/47 R, 47 H, 106 R, 118,228; 264/DIG. 19;
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,615,932 10/1952 Marko et a1 ..117/47 R 2,669,598 2/1954 Marko et a1 ..1 17/47 R java [151 3,660,140 51 May 2,1972
3,529,934 9/1970 I Shindo ..23/209.l 3,294,572 12/1966 Piccione ...1 17/47 R 3,550,247 12/1970 Evanset a1 ..117/228 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 438,995 6/1964 Japan .23/209.1
OTHER PUBLICATIONS Derwent Japanese Textiles V01. 7, No. 15, pg. 6-tit1ed Carbon Fibres.
Chemical Abstraets V01. 64 p. 12862 c (1966).
Primary ExaminerWi11iam D. Martin Assistant Examiner-Michael Sofocleous Attorney-John D. Del Ponti [5 7] ABSTRACT A method of treating high modulus, high strength carbon fiber to improve its bonding characteristics in a resin matrix comprising immersing the fiber in concentrated nitric acid for 4-8 hours at refluxing temperature.
8 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures 1 TREATMENT or CARBON FIBERS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION resins such as thou suitable for use in applications of the aerospace industry, e.g. the epoxy or polyamide resins. The bond of such fibers to the resins has characteristically been poor typically yielding graphite fiber-resin matrix composites with low shear strengths; generally in the range of 3',500-4,500 psi for low fiber content composites (-45 vol 20 and below 3,500 psi for high fiber content composites (45-65 vol%).
While it has been suggested to surface treat carbon fibers in order to improve their shear strength by various methods,
such as for example, by oxidation, the resulting degradation of 2 5 other fiber properties, especially tensile strength, has been a problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with this'invention carbon fiber is exposed toboiling nitric acid by immersion therein for an extended period of 4-8 hours. Carbon-resin composites fabricated with carbon fibers treated according to the present invention exhibited a high resistance to shear failure while maintaining high flexural strengths.
An understanding of the invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the following detailed description when viewed in light of the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a graph illustrating the effect of contact time on composite short beam shear strength;
FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the relation between fiber volume and composite short beam shear strength;
FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating the relation between fiber volume and composite flexural strength; and
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the correlation between specific surface area and short beam shear and transverse tensile strength.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The technique of treating carbon fibers according to the present invention comprises immersing carbon fibers in boiling, concentrated nitric acid for a period of time sufficient to activate the fiber surface with little or no concomitant degradation in fiber properties.
The process was performed on a batch basis by winding the yarn onto a spool and lowering it into an acid filled resin kettle which was provided with a reflux condenser and which served as the reaction vessel. The spool was comprised of two series of parallel rods concentrically arranged at two selected radial distances from a central rod, all rods being coated with Teflon and supported between two Teflon coated hubs. The carbon yam was wound about each series of parallel rods so that there existed a space between the yarn layers. After the nitric acid treatment, the yarn was rinse cycled by rinsing in distilled water for three 15 minute periods, rinsing in a dilute solution of ammonium hydroxide for 10 minutes, rinsing in distilled water and then rinsing in acetone for two 15 minute periods. After the rinse-cycling the yarn was air dried'in a hood and finally dried in an air-circulating oven at 100 C for 15 minutes, impregnated with resin by passage therethrough and wound onto a drum in tape form and processed into a com- 7 posite.
During experimentation, commerciallyavailable Thornel I 50 yarmI'Iitco HMO-50 and Morganite I yarns were utilized with conditions and resulting properties as shown in'lables I and Il.
TABLE I.-GRAPI-IITE FIBER, EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITES Short beam Flexurnl properties shear (avg) strength, Fillet Composite p.s.i. Strength, Modulus, content. Density, Number Yarn (size) 'Ireatment 8/1) 5/1 10 p.s.i. 10 psi. 0 g. c. T-EO (H2O) None 3, 760 60.1 11. 3 83 1. 370 T- (H 0) (I 3, 780 (i3. 0 ii. (i 37 l. 33'. T-50 (H2O) 2, 080 03. l 16. 3 -18 I. 430 l50 (H O) 2, 600 70. 2 30. ii 0'. I. 475 T-50 (PVA) 3, 760 03. 8 13.0 30 1. 410 T-50 (PVA) 4, 250 74. 0 10.0 12 I. 390 'I50 (PVA) l, 720 80. 1 l7. 3 5-1 I. 416 'l50 (PVA) 7, 058 115. 3 .10. 7 53 1. 460 'I50 (H20) 7, 750 7!). 4 12. 0 31 1. 356 T450 (20) ii, 500 78. 2 ll. 5 37 1. 350 'I50 (IVA) 7, 7-10 107. 3 l7. 7 52 I. 405 'l50 (PVA H, 004 108.0 27. ii 52 I. 408 'l50 (I'VA) 7, 450 101. 5 31. 8 48 1. 450 I-50 (IVA) .do 7, 600 I01. 5 20. 5 54 1. 472 MG-50 (none) ][N()Il, 4 hrs. rellux. 8,240 105.0 21.7 41 1. 400 (Io 70%'IIN( 0111's. l'eIluX 8, 200 104. 8 32. ii 43. (i I. 430 do... 70% lINOs, 8 hrs. rellux. 8, 500 106. {I 24.1 40. 4 1. 375 .do. 70%I1N03, 10 hrs. reflux. 8, 300 110.0 25.1 45.1 1. 435 All). 70% HNOa, 8111's. reflux. 0 770 126. 7 28. 7 00. 4 I. 544 (Io tl0 7, 250 I35. 1 27.2 [53.5 1.523 ...(l0 0,420 124.8 02.0 1.508 .110 .(10 7,140 120,3 20,0 02.0 1.526 .1) (It) J, .130 7. li 213.5 53. 7 1. 11 (In 00.. H, lilill 128.1 15,0 51. 5 l. 480 J5 do NOllt. 1, M0, 70. -l .'-l.! 51.11 I. -12" .fti l\ lur .',nui'lu l (unlrrnlrtl) 7(l,',, "N01, 8 hrs. rvllux 7,515 00.3 l) l.-lli|i .7 Noll! 11,530 lJ. J 1.571)
10 l 0'14 ne o1.
TABLE II 1 lclylmidc/graphlte composites made with nitric acid treated fiber (8 hours) Q I Shear Flexural Flexual lolyimide I Density, strength strength modulus, rosin Fiber (v/o) g./co.- (p.s.i.) (K s. i.) b 10 p.s.l
lI-703 '1horncl-50 (52.5 1.45 moo 00. 1 22 7 lI-700 MG-50 (e1). 1. an 7, 500 121, u 28. 4 PI-703- HMG50 (55).. 1.53 7,450 116. 25.5 PIT-703 HMG-50 (55) uni-t outed. l. 52 5, 000 63. (l 24. 0 PIT-700 HMO-50 (57) untreated" 1. 54 4, 880 81. 8 21. 0 PI703.. Thornel-50 (50) untreated... l. 43 4-, 000 r 60. 0-
I Span-to-depth 1 6/1. b 4- polnt flex test.
Further tests, wherein the tensile strengths of treated and untreated yarns were made are shown in Table III.
TABLE ill 1 l'Ir-nsile strengths of untreated and treated graphite yarns] I Yarn strength p.s.i.)
UARL tested Before After I treattreat- Percent Yarn type Surface treatment merit ment change 'lhorncl-50 (PVA) 70% IINO 8 hrs., 181 188 +3. 9
lot #06238'1415. 120 C. '1hornol-50 (PVA) -.do 254 249 1.9
lot #09208T-3E. 'lhornel-50 (IVA) "do"... 179 213 +16 lot #06228T-3W. Illtqo l-IMG-so .(lo 219 200 8. 7
lot #C-07158-10A llitco HMO--50 'do v 239 232 3. 0
lot #C-12l08-1. llltco HMGtO' 70% HNO;, 8 hrs., 23%! .230 -3. 8
lot #C-12l08 1. 120 0., then- NH OHwash.
In FIG. I, the effect of various contact times of carbon fiber with 70% HNO at 120 C on short beam shear strength of a composite having a 2,256-0820 epoxy resin matrix is shown.-
lt can be seen, as a result of testing, that in order to achieve significant shear strength improvement, a minimum of 4 hours contact time is necessary. Further it can be seen that contact times of greater than 8 hours while not detrimental, produce no significant increasein shear strength.
FIGS. 2 and 3 show the comparison between untreated fibers and those treated according to the present invention with respect to the effects of fiber volume on shear and flexural strength. In each case, the treated fibers display a significant increase'in strength regardless of volume fraction.
It is believed that the great improvement of bonding characteristics of the carbon yarns treated according to the present nitric acid treatmentprocess are due primarily to the increase inspecific surface area and in the increase of surface reactivity caused by the treatment. Increasing the exposure of the fiber causes a steady increase in the surface area with a very gradual increase in'shear and transverse tensile strength. The results in Table lV'below, for example, indicate that there exists a definite correlation between the surface properties (specific surface area and the concentration of acid sites per unit area'of fiber based on sodium hydroxide adsorption) and the observed increases in shear strength. in the treatment, it has been found that the number of acid sites per unit area increases initially and then levels off and diminishes. in the particular experiment illustrated by Table IV,.it can be seen that while the concentration of acid sites/unit area falls off as the surface area increases to 24 mlg, it is still greater than the unlIitcO lulu-50 graphite yarn-=1mlunirlirrt-tionnl ll.\ltl 5r) epoxy resin composites 1! b H Compositeproperties Fiber properties 1 Short Specific NaOI-I NaOH beam surface adsorbed adsorbed shear I .Flber area, mole/g. mole/m. strength volume, Treatment m. /g. fiber fiber of p.s.i. percent None 0.87 0. 006 0. 074 4, 490 64 HNOG oxi tion (4 hr.) 3. 4 2. 04 0. 5, 600 64 HNO oxidation (8 hr.) 7. 3 3.0 0. 41 6, 090 5i) HN O oxidation (12 hr.) 10. 5 3. 60 t). 34 U, 500 (55 IINO3 oxidation (18 hr.) 24. 0 5. 9 0. 25 7,000 64 What is claimed is: I 4 1; A method for improving the bonding=characteristicsof high strength, high modulus carbon fiber with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties ofthe fiber'which comprises, prior to impregnating the carbonfibers with said resin matrix material, immersing said carbon fibers in concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for at least 4 hours.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein from 4 through 8 hours.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the acid is nitric acid.
4. A method for improving the bonding characteristics of high strength, high modulus carbon fibers with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties of the fibers which comprises, prior to impregnating the carbon fibers with said matrix material, subjecting said fibers to the action of concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for a period of time sufficient to increase the specific surface area of the fibers to 3.4-7.3 m lg.
5. A method for improving the bonding characteristics of high strength, high modulus carbon fibers with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties of the fibers which comprises, prior to impregnating said carbon fibers with said resin matrix material, exposing said fibers to the actionof concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature to cause an increase in the number of active sites the fiber is immersed at the fiber surface as measured by NaOH absorbed per unit area and continuing the exposure of the fiber to the acid at treated fiber. It thus appears that both the increase in surface 7 area and in surface reactivity contribute to the improvement I least until the number of active sites at the fiber surface ceases to increase. I
. 6. A method for the production of a carbon filament-resin composites having a high resistance to shear failure while maintaining high flexural strength comprising, exposing high modulus, high strength carbon filaments to concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for atleast 4 hours, and impregnating said treated carbon filaments in a resin matrix.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein said filaments are exposed for 4-8 hours.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein said resin is epoxy or polyimide resin.
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- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fiber is immersed from 4 through 8 hours.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the acid is 70% nitric acid.
- 4. A method for improving the bonding characteristics of high strength, high modulus carbon fibers with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties of the fibers which comprises, prior to impregnating the carbon fibers with said matrix material, subjecting said fibers to the action of concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for a period of time sufficient to increase the specific surface area of the fibers to 3.4-7.3 m2/g.
- 5. A method for improving the bonding characteristics of high strength, high modulus carbon fibers with resin matrix material without significantly degrading the mechanical properties of the fibers which comprises, prior to impregnating said carbon fibers with said resin matrix material, exposing said fibers to the action of concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature to cause an increase in the number of active sites at the fiber surface as measured by NaOH absorbed per unit area and continuing the exposure of the fiber to the acid at least until the number of active sites at the fiber surface ceases to increase.
- 6. A method for the production of a carbon filament-resin composites having a high resistance to shear failure while maintaining high flexural strength comprising, exposing high modulus, high strength carbon filaments to concentrated nitric acid at refluxing temperature for at least 4 hours, and impregnating said treated carbon filaments in a resin matrix.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein said filaments are exposed for 4-8 hours.
- 8. The method of claim 6 wherein said resin is epoxy or polyimide resin.
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