This work treats the behavior of a glass fibre/unsaturated polyester (UP) composite with structural defects subjected to the attack of two corrosive solutions: H2SO4and NaOH. The gravimetric analysis, the uptake mass of the resin, and the interfaces in the composite are established according to the proportion of the matrix/composite. The obtained results showed that, in the acidic solution, the glass fibre and the fibre/matrix interface absorption share is more significant than the alkaline solution. While the Fourier transform infrared analysis (FT-IR) of the UP resin revealed the presence of chemical degradation phenomenon (hydrolysis), the fibre corrosion was characterized by the atomic absorption analysis (AAS). The fibres/matrix interfaces degradation was confirmed by microscopic observations (SEM). The diffusion kinetics of the both acid and alkaline solutions and chemical and mechanical degradation are affected by the presence of the pores in elaborated material.
The aim of this work is the studyof the degradation mechanism of a glass fiber/unsaturated polyester (UP) composite immersed inacidic(H2SO4)and alkaline(NaOH)solutionslike establishing a relation between the chemical and the mechanical behaviors of this material. The gravimetric analyses showed a pseudo fickianbehavior for the samples immersed in H2SO4 and mass losses with a pseudo-stage of saturation as from 64 hours of immersion for the samples immersed in NaOH.The Fourier transform infrared analysis (FT-IR)of the UP resin revealed the presence of chemical degradation phenomenon (hydrolysis).Microscopic observations (SEM) confirmed the fibres/matrix interfacesdegradation. The effect of these degradations has been reflected one the mechanical properties of the materials.
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