Effect of plasma treatment on the adhesion of carbon fibers with thermoset and thermoplastic matrices

• Main Author: Ang, Alson Da Wei
• Other Authors: Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76741
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In various industries today, composites have become a popular material of choice with its desirable strength to weight ratio. However, the surface of carbon fibers are generally almost inert with low wettability and often do not have much bonding to the resin matrix. Studies have used plasma treatme...