Abstract:
The Al
2O
3-PES-SPEEK/MBAE composites were prepared by using 3,3'-diallyl bisphenol A(BBA) and bisphenol A diallyl ether(BBE) as the reactive diluent, which reacted with 4,4'- diamino diphenyl methane bismaleimide (MBMI) to synthesize MBAE matrix resin, two thermal plastic resins (polyether sulfone(PES) and sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK)) as the reinforcements, and nano Al
2O
3 prepared by Sol-Gel method as the modifier. The microstructure, mechanical properties and heat resistance of the composites were investigated by FTIR, SEM, impact strength, flexural strength, flexural modulus and thermogravimetric testing. The results reveal that there are sulfonic acid groups in SPEEK, the microstructure is more loose, and the degree of sulfonation is about 41.3%. Al
2O
3 is a nano-sized short-fibrous crystal with hydroxyl groups on its surface. The micromorphology of Al
2O
3-PES-SPEEK/MBAE composites shows that the proper amount of PES, SPEEK and Al
2O
3 are uniformly dispersed in the matrix resin, which improves the fracture surface morphology of the composite, the shape of the section is fish scale, the fracture cracks are irregular and divergent, and the composites are ductile fracture. The mechanical properties indicate that the flexural strength, flexural modulus and impact strength of the Al
2O
3-PES-SPEEK/MBAE composite are the best 172.9 MPa, 4.7 GPa and 21.4 kJ/m
2, which is 73.1%, 74.1% and 125.3% higher than the matrix resin, respectively. When the mass fractions of PES, SPEEK and Al
2O
3 are 3 wt%, 2 wt% and 3 wt%, the thermal decomposition temperature of the Al
2O
3-PES-SPEEK/MBAE composite is 453.5℃, which is 15.4℃ higher than that of the matrix resin, and the mechanical properties and heat-resistance properties of the Al
2O
3-PES-SPEEK/MBAE composite are significantly improved.