| Title |
Analyses on the Increment of Surface Hydrophobicity of Epoxy Composites by Thermal Treatment |
| Authors |
임경범(Lim, Kyung-Bum) ; 이백수(Lee, Beak-Su) ; 정무영(Chung, Mu-Yong) ; 이덕출(Lee, Duck-Chool) |
| Keywords |
FRP ; degradation ; XPS ; hydrophobicity ; thermal treatment |
| Abstract |
In order to analyze the degradation process of epoxy/glass fiber for outdoor condition, FRP laminate was exposed to high temperature. Then, the degradation process was evaluated by comparing contact angle, surface potential, surface resistivity, and XPS. The experimental results showed that the amount of weight loss, contact angle, surface potential and surface resistivity increased up to 200 °C as a function of temperature. These phenomena show the existence of hydrophobic surface. With the change to the hydrophobic surface and the electrical potential and resistivity on FRP surface increased. In XPS to analyze surface chemical structures, the increased hydrophobicity in thermal increase of unsaturated double bond in carbon chains. Aslo, thermal treatment caused the discoloration on the point of treated surface. These phenomena were attributed to the generations of ether group. |