Mechanical and Shape Memory Behavior of Shape Memory Polymer/Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Abstract:

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have drawn wide attention of many researchers for its potential applications to shipping industry, aerospace, bionics engineering and mechanical engineering. Shape memory polymers composites (SMPCs) have ability to improve the properties and obtain attain new functions of shape memory polymers. In this paper, trans-1, 4-polyisoprene reinforced by carbon fiber is developed to improve the mechanical weakness of trans-1, 4-polyisoprene bulk. Composites with carbon fiber weight fraction of 5%, 10%, and 15% are fabricated by casting samples with an average length of 2 mm. The mechanical property of the trans-1, 4-polyisoprene reinforced by short carbon fiber is evaluated and the effects of short carbon fiber on shape memory behavior are investigated. The results indicate that there is an optimum fiber weight fraction between 5 and 15 wt% where exists an extremely low recovery ratio, re-crystallizing temperatures (T_c) and an extremely high tensile stress.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 813)
• Pages: 250-257
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.813.250
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Zhen Qing Wang*, Jian Ming Guo, Xiao Jun Tang, Lu Zhang, Wen Yan Liang
• Keywords: Carbon Fiber, Composite Material, Shape Memory Polymers

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