(DURIP) KEYENCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE TO INVESTIGATE EPOXY SEGREGATION FOR ACRYLATE-EPOXY ADVANCED MATRIX C-FIBER COMPOSITES
Abstract
Carbon fiber composite materials continue to evolve, and improvements are currently being made in properties and manufacturing processes. The requested equipment will enable high-level visual analysis of phases and micro-constituents of dual-phase matrix materials in advanced carbon fiber composites. Dual phase matrix materials may have advantages in exploiting surface tension differences between epoxy and other materials. Epoxy, with an affinity for carbon fiber, may provide a strong attachment while other matrix materials may provide other properties advantages including toughness and manufacturing cost reductions. The requested microscope will provide high magnification, high depth of field images to experimental carbon fiber composite test samples. A laser confocal microscope is necessary to provide detailed information at the fiber-matrix interface for heterogeneous matrix carbon fiber composite materials. The instrument is more quickly and easily implemented to discern the microstructural features of interest for the development of advanced carbon fiber composite materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 07, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502210255
Entities
People
- Patrick Ferro
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force