The Influence of Residual Stresses on the Curve Shape—Describing Interface Behavior in “Polymer–Fiber” Systems

Abstract

The pull-out method was used to study the adhesive strength τ of “fiber–thermoset” systems with wide variations in area. Studied binders were based on resins that had different chemical natures (epoxy, epoxy phenol, orthophthalic, polyphenylsiloxane, and phenol–formaldehyde). Shear adhesive strength was determined for systems with two fiber types (glass and steel fibers). It was shown that strength τ depended on scale (area). Formation of τ occurred during the curing process and the system’s subsequent cooling to the measurement temperature T. It was found that interface strength depended on measurement temperature across a wide temperature range that covered the highly elastic and the glassy state of the adhesive. The influence of residual stresses τres, acting at the “binder–fiber” interface, on the nature of the curves describing the dependence of the adhesive strength on the studied factor was experimentally shown. A qualitative explanation of the observed regularities is proposed.