Changes of Tg of T300/BHEP Composite in Thermo-Oxidative,Hygrothermal and Hot Water Aging Conditions
The aging of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite ( T300/BHEP) in thermo-oxidative, hygrothermal and hot water aging conditions are studied , the changes of weight and glass transition temperature ( Tg) with aging conditions are tested and analyzed the aging mechanisms. Results show that the Tg of T300/BHEP composite increases in thermo-oxidative aging conditions because of post curing and free volume shrinkage, and the plasticization of water causes decrease of Tg in hygrothermal and hot water aging conditions. In these three aging conditions, Tg is linear with the weight change ratio. Through contrasting the results of 80℃ thermal-oxidative aging, 80℃/RH75% hygrothermal aging and 80℃ hot water aging,the plasticization of water have more impact on Tg than post curing, and Tg decreases more significantly when the humidity is higher.
Thermo-oxidative agingHot water agingCompositesGlass transition temperature