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Fibre coating as a means to compensate for poor adhesion in fibre-reinforced materials

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Using a computer lattice model developed previously, we show that a fibre coating decreases the stress concentration and improves the load carrying capabilities of a broken fibre embedded in a poorly bonded matrix. The optimum fibre coating must have a modulus 1 to 2 times the matrix modulus and a thickness of about 100 nm. Examples are shown in which these fibre coating characteristics can lead to a 400% increase in the load carrying capabilities of a fibre.

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  1. Central Research and Development Experimental Station, E.I. du Pont De Nemours, Inc., 19898, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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Termonia, Y. Fibre coating as a means to compensate for poor adhesion in fibre-reinforced materials. J Mater Sci 25, 103–106 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00544192

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