Surface modifications of Ti alloy with tunable hierarchical structures and chemistry for improved metal–polymer interface used in deepwater composite riser

• Main Authors: He, Peigang, Chen, Ke, Yang, Jinglei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Hierarchical structure; Metal–polymer interface
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81632; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40872
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ti-based fiber reinforced plastic (Ti-FRP) composites have attracted increasing attentions in the marine and offshore applications due their excellent specific mechanical and physical properties. Among those, interface issues play important role to determine the failure modes of the hybrid composite...