The use of a single-fibre fragmentation test to study environmental durability of interfaces/interphases between DGEBA/mPDA epoxy and glass fibre: the effect of moisture

Influence of the fibre/matrix interface on ageing mechanisms of glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites (PA-6,6, PET, PBT) in a hygrothermal environment

“…Different approaches have been investigated through macroscopic samples representative of the interfacial zone [18,19], through dynamic mechanical analyses [20] and through micromechanical tests such as pull-out, micro bond test [21][22][23], single fibre fragmentation test [24][25][26] and nano-indentation [27], but the extrapolation of the microscopic results to macroscopic behaviour should be considered in many cases with caution.…”

Thermo-hydrolytic resistance of polyepoxide–glass fibres interfaces by the microbond test

“…The characterization of single interphase was reported in most cases through a mechanical response. The evolution of the interfacial load-transfer capacity in an aggressive environment was mainly studied through micromechanical testing such as pull-out [9,10], microbond test [11][12][13][14][15][16][17], single fiber fragmentation test [18][19][20][21][22][23] and nanoindentation [24][25][26]. It should be noted here that, from a practical point of view, micromechanical testing using microcomposite provides a less time consuming method for the characterization of hydrothermal aging than studies performed at the macroscopic scale.…”

Effect of Glass Fiber Surface Treatments on Mechanical Strength of Epoxy Based Composite Materials

“…To investigate the effect of different treatments on interfacial reinforcement in glass fiber/epox composites, such single filamen tests as the fibe fragmentation test (4,12,13) and the fibe pull-out test (13,14), are commonly used, among others. However, although they yield conclusive results, these tests tend to hamper the interpretation of results and/or sample preparation.…”