Annealing effect in glass woven fabric composites, Part II. Bending properties

Abstract

Effects of annealing on bending properties of composites reinforced with plain glass woven fabrics that were treated with different concentrations of silane coupling agent were investigated in this paper. Bending strength increased by annealing in the specimen treated with lower silane concentration. Higher annealing temperature in a range from 80°C to 150°C led to higher bending strength. Then, the fracture mode changed from a micro-crack type (low strength type) to a branched matrix crack type (high strength type) by annealing.

Keywords:

• Annealing
• silane
• bending properties
• woven composites