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The morphology and nanostructure of carbon and glass fiber are investigated by using XRD, SEM and TEM analysis. The composites are divided into three groups which consists of “without post-curing”, “post-cured at 80 °C for 6 hrs” and “post-cured at 120 °C for 3 hrs” to investigate curing temperature effect. The mechanical properties of composites are tested in the indentation, tensile, and flexural machine with ASTM standard. According to the results, the hardness of post-curing of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) are increased approximately three-times and 5 % compared to with and without post-curing process. The tensile strength of CFRP and GFRP are approximately 458 MPa and 385 MPa, while post-cured at 120 °C for the three-hour results are 490 MPa and 433 MPa respectively. In contrast, composites of treated fiber are not improved mechanical strength significantly for CFRP, while GFRP are slightly increased by 7 %. On the other hand, the flexural strength of treated carbon and glass fiber of composite are increased to 3 % and 15 % respectively. Higher temperature and treated fiber composites of carbon fiber are not significantly improved because high temperature curing and treated fiber created more porous to occur fracture internally.
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This work is supported by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (2562-0111006), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Somboon Advance Technology Co., Ltd., Polyplastic Co., Ltd., and National Science and Technology Development Agency.
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Man, T.C., Karin, P., Lin, Y.H. et al. A Study on Curing Temperature and Fracture Mechanism of Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers Using an Electron Microscopy. Int.J Automot. Technol. 22, 687–700 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-021-0064-9
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