In this work, an economical modifier silane agent—KH550—was used for surface treatment of basalt fiber. Then, a biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)/modified basalt fiber (MBF) biocomposite was successfully developed. The effects of silane treatment and fiber mass content on crystalline structure, isothermal crystallization process and mechanical performance of composites were evaluated...

The poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/polyamide 6 (PA6) interfacial adhesion has been measured, and morphology and mechanical properties of the binary blends have been investigated. The lap shear strength of the PVDF/PA6 pair indicates a high interfacial adhesion, which is evidence for specific intermolecular interactions between the two polymers. Immiscibility of PVDF and PA6 has clearly been o...

We present a unique experimental configuration that allows us to determine the interfacial forces on nearly parallel plates made from the thinnest possible mechanical structures, single and few layer graphene membranes. Our approach consists of using a pressure difference across a graphene membrane to bring the membrane to within ~10-20 nm above a circular post covered with SiOx or Au until a c...

The remarkable mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, such as high elastic modulus and tensile strength, make them the most ideal and promising reinforcements in substantially enhancing the mechanical properties of resulting polymer/carbon nanotube composites. It is acknowledged that the mechanical properties of the composites are significantly influenced by interfacial interactions between...

Adhesive strength is of critical importance for cryogenic laser-fusion targets when bonding the plasma-polymerized polystyrene copolymer plastic target shell to the support stalk (a narrow-diameter fiber of silicon carbide or Zylon PBO). Norland 68 and Dymax 921 gel, two rapid-curing, low-to-medium viscosity UV curable adhesives, are currently used for target fabrication depending on which fibe...

With the increasing application of flip-chip technology in the microelectronics industry, the adhesion strength of interfaces in the flip-chip microelectronic structures has become an important issue for manufacturing and operation. The existence of defects in the corresponding interfaces can gradually degrade the interfacial adhesion when the package is exposed to the high temperature and humi...

The molecular structure and orientation of interfacial water molecules at the air/water interface in the presence of soluble cationic and anionic surfactants has been characterized. We have employed vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) to probe the orientation of interfacial water molecules as a function of both bulk surfactant concentration and solution ion strength. The observed orderi...

The interfacial reactions and joint reliabilities between Sn–9mass%Zn solder and an electroless nickel-immersion gold (ENIG) plated Cu substrate were investigated during reflow and isothermal aging at temperatures between 343 and 423K for aging times of up to 2400 h. After reflowing and aging, the intermetallic compound (IMC) formed at the interface was found to be AuZn3. No Ni-containing react...

Recent advances of interfacial micromechanics in fiber reinforced composites using micro-Raman spectroscopy are given. The faced mechanical problems for interface design in fibrous composites are elaborated from three optimization ways: material, interface, and computation. Some reasons are depicted that the interfacial evaluation methods are difficult to guarantee the integrity, repeatability,...

In order to investigate the effects of microwave curing on the microstructure of the interfacial transition zone of mortar prepared with a composite binder containing glass powder and to explain the mechanism of microwave curing on the improvement of compressive strength, in this study, the compressive strength of mortar under microwave curing was compared against mortar cured using (a) normal ...