Interphase Region

Carbon fiber-Polymer matrix composite

Hull and Clyne, An introduction to composite materials, Cambridge press 2010.

Interface bonding
Effect of Residual stresses
Thermal contraction/expansion
Phase transformations
Mechanical deformation
If normal stresses across the interface are compressive,
the resistance to debonding and sliding increases.

Interface bonding
Experimental measurements of interfacial bond strength
Flexural test (3-point /4-point tests)
Fiber Pull-out

Fiber Push-out
Fiber Push-in/down

Interface bonding
Flexural test (3-point /4-point bend tests)

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I
R y

Semi-qualitative idea of interfacial strength

Fiber Pull-out
Single fiber Pull-out

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Fiber Pull-out
Single fiber Pull-out

1. Elastic loading up to debonding

2. Propagation of debonding
3. Subsequent pull-out by frictional
sliding

r 2rl
2

r
2l

P 2 r l
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Fiber Push-out

Ti-alloy + SiC monofilaments

Hull and Clyne, An introduction to composite materials, Cambridge press 2010.

Fiber Push-in/down

Force2

Instrumented Indentation test

KK Chawla, Composite materials, 2nd edition, 2012, Springer.

Interface bonding
Control of interface bond strength
Coupling agents
In PMC

Toughness-reducing coatings
In CMC

Diffusion barrier/protective layer coatings

In MMC

Coupling agents
(In PMC)

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Coupling agents

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Toughness-reducing coatings
In CMC

Carbon/graphite coating on Nicalon fibers in a SiC matrix

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