초록
본 연구에서는 화학적 표면처리에 따른 탄화규소(SiC)의 표면특성 변화가 탄소섬유강화 에폭시 복합재료의 열안정성 및 기계적 계면물성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 표면처리된 탄화규소의 표면특성은 산ㆍ염기도와 접촉각 측정을 통하여 알아보았으며, 열안정성은 TGA를 이용하여 조사하였다. 제조한 복합재료의 기계적 계면물성은 ILSS와 임계세기인자($\textrm{K}_{IC}$), 그리고 critical strain energy release rate($\textrm{G}_{IC}$)를 통하여 고찰하였다. 실험 결과 산 처리된 SiC(A-SiC)는 미처리된 SiC(V-SiC)나 염기처리된 SiC(B-SiC)에 비하여 산도가 증가하였다. 접촉각 측정 결과, 화학적 표면처리는 극성요소의 증가에 기인하는 SiC의 표면자유에너지를 증가시켰다. 이와 같은 물성들은 양극산화로 향상되어졌는데, 이는 좋은 젖음성이 최종 복합재료의 섬유와 매트릭스 사이의 계면결합력을 증가시키는데 중요한 역할을 하기 때문인 것으로 사료된다.
In this work the effect of surface treated SiC on thermal stability and mechanical interfacial properties of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composites. The surface properties of the SiC were determined by acid/base values and contact angles. The thermal stabilities of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composites were investigated by TGA. The mechanical interfacial properties of the composites were studied in ILSS, critical stress intensity factor ($\textrm{K}_{IC}$), and critical strain energy release rate($\textrm{G}_{IC}$) measurements. As a result, the acidically treated SiC(A-SiC) had higher acid value than untreated SiC(V-SiC) or basically treated SiC(B-SiC). According to the contact angle measurements, it was observed that chemical treatments led to an increase of surface free energy of the SiC surfaces, mainly due to the increase of the specific(polar) component. The mechanical interfacial properties of the composites including ILSS, $\textrm{K}_{IC}$, and $\textrm{G}_{IC}$ had been improved in the specimens treated by chemical solutions. These results were explained that good wetting played an important role in improving the degree of adhesion at interfaces between SiC and epoxy resin matrix.
