Thermal Degradation of High-Temperature Fluorinated Polyimide and its Carbon Fiber Composite Academic Article

abstract

• AbstractHightemperature polymers are being used for a broad range of applications, such as composite matrices for structural applications (e.g., high speed aircraft). Polyimides are a special class of polymers that meet the thermal and oxidative stability requirements for high temperature composite aerospace applications. A weight loss study was performed on a fluorinated polyimide resin and its carbon fiber composite in an effort to determine its thermal stability and degradation mechanisms. Experiments were conducted using a preheated oven and thermogravimetric analysis to obtain the weight loss. Regardless of the method used, the resin and composite exhibited excellent thermal stability (less than 1% weight loss) below 430C, regardless of 220 min of exposure. After 20 min of exposure at 510C, the composite remained relatively stable with only 5.3% weight loss using the oven technique, whereas the neat polyimide sustained 12.6%. When degradation occurred, it was found to be the result of thermolysis and oxidation (to a lesser extent). 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010

authors

• Grunlan, Jaime

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

• Adamczak, A. D., Spriggs, A. A., Fitch, D. M., Awad, W., Wilkie, C. A., & Grunlan, J. C.

citation count

• 22

complete list of authors

• Adamczak, Andrea D||Spriggs, Adam A||Fitch, Danielle M||Awad, Walid||Wilkie, Charles A||Grunlan, Jaime C

publication date

• February 2010

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Applied Polymer Science  Journal

keywords

• Carbon Fiber
• Composites
• Degradation
• High-temperature Materials
• Polyimides

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/app.31321

start page

• 2254

end page

• 2261

volume

• 115

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.31321