Effect of water absorption on the flame retardancy and mechanical properties of flax fiber reinforced phenolic composites grafted with dimethyl methylphosphate
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摘要: 近年来,植物纤维增强复合材料因具有绿色环保、高比模量和低成本等优点被国内外广泛关注,改善其易燃和易吸水特性成为这些年的研究热点。为研究阻燃植物纤维增强复合材料的吸水特性,以亚麻纤维增强酚醛复合材料(Flax/Phenolic,FP)为研究对象,利用甲基膦酸二甲酯(Dimethyl methylphosphonate,DMMP)接枝的方法对亚麻纤维进行阻燃处理,探索最佳处理工艺。研究DMMP接枝阻燃复合材料的吸水性及吸水对于复合材料阻燃性能和拉伸性能的影响,并与物理浸渍法进行对比。结果表明:DMMP接枝法具有更高的阻燃效率和更好的抗吸水性能。相较于DMMP物理浸渍,由DMMP接枝亚麻纤维所形成的化学键难以被水分子所破坏,吸水30天后,DMMP接枝的复合材料的极限氧指数(LOI)、垂直燃烧性能、放热和烟雾释放相较于吸水前并未发生明显改变,吸水后阻燃性能保持良好。另一方面,接枝法对于吸水后复合材料的拉伸性能的负面影响也低于物理浸渍法。Abstract: In recent years, plant fiber reinforced composites have been widely concerned because of their advantages of environmental protection, high specific modulus and low cost. In order to study the water absorption characteristics of flame retardant treated plant fiber reinforced composites, flax fiber reinforced phenolic composites (Flax/Phenolic, FP) were used as the research object. The flame retardant treatment of flax fiber was carried out by grafting dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), and the optimal treatment process was explored. The water absorption of DMMP grafted composites and its influence on the flame retardancy and tensile properties of the composites were studied, compared with the physical impregnation method. The results show that DMMP grafting method has higher flame retardant efficiency and better water absorption resistance. Compared with physical impregnation method, the chemical bond formed by DMMP grafting is difficult to be destroyed by water molecules. After 30 days of water absorption, the limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical combustion, heat release and smoke release of DMMP grafted composites have not changed significantly compared with those before water absorption, and the flame retardancy of DMMP grafted composites is well maintained after water absorption. On the other hand, the negative effect of grafting on the tensile properties of composites after water absorption is also lower than that of physical impregnation.
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表 1 不同试样的铺层与尺寸
Table 1. Layer and dimension of different sample
Test Number of layer Dimension/mm3 Vertical combustion 16 305×75×4 LOI 16 80×10×4 Cone calorimeter 16 100×100×4 Tensile 8 250×15×2 Water absorption 20 35×35×5 Note: LOI—Limit oxygen index. 表 2 不同复合材料的描述与简写
Table 2. Description and abbreviations of different samples
Sample Description FP Untreated flax/phenolic DMMP-G-FP DMMP-grafted flax/phenolic 5wt%DMMP-P-FP 5wt%DMMP physical impregnation
treated flax/phenolic10wt%DMMP-P-FP 10wt%DMMP physical impregnation
treated flax/phenolic表 3 DMMP接枝亚麻纤维织物后垂直燃烧碳化长度与磷含量
Table 3. Vertical combustion carbonization length and phosphorus content of DMMP grafted treated flax fiber fabric
Condition 3 h 4 h 5 h 80℃ – – – 90℃ – – – 100℃ – – 44.8 mm(0.86%) 110℃ – 41.6 mm(0.92%) 38.7 mm(1.06%) 120℃ 46.4 mm(1.17%) 35.6 mm(1.18%) 35.1 mm(1.25%) Notes: "–" indicates that the specimens cannot extinguish after being moved away from the fire; The values in the parentheses are the phosphorus content on the treated flax fabric. 表 4 DMMP阻燃改性前后复合材料的24 h吸水率
Table 4. Water absorption of composites before and after DMMP flame retardant modification at 24 h
Sample 24 h water absorption/% FP 1.46 5wt%DMMP-P-FP 2.73 10wt%DMMP-P-FP 3.38 DMMP-G-FP 1.73 表 5 阻燃改性前后亚麻纤维增强酚醛复合材料垂直燃烧、LOI和老化液中磷含量(括号中为吸水30天后的垂直燃烧、LOI和老化液中磷含量)
Table 5. Vertical combustion, LOI and phosphorus content in aging solution of flax fiber reinforced phenolic composites before and after flame retardant modification (Vertical combustion, LOI and phosphorus content in the aging solution after 30 days of water absorption are in parentheses)
Sample Self-extinguishing time/s Carbonization length/mm LOI/% Phosphorus content/wt% FP –(–) –(–) 29.2(28.8) –(–) 5wt%DMMP-P-FP –(–) –(–) 32.6(30.9) –(0.48) 10wt%DMMP-P-FP 9(18) 19.9(49.7) 39.6(35.6) –(0.67) DMMP-G-FP 0(0) 18.7(33.8) 44.3(40.5) –(0.12) 表 6 复合材料阻燃改性前后锥形量热测试主要数据
Table 6. Main data of cone calorimetry test before and after flame retardant modification of composites
Sample TTI/s PHRR/(kW·m−2) THR/(MJ·m−2) TSP/m2 FP 41±2.2 602.36±5.1 161.33±6.3 7.43±0.2 5wt%DMMP-P-FP 53±1.9 306.47±21.4 90.12±15.9 4.12±0.4 10wt%DMMP-P-FP 56±0.7 296.90±31.2 86.54±15.6 3.73±0.7 DMMP-G-FP 57±0.7 325.74±41.7 88.65±2.6 3.25±0.2 5wt%DMMP-P-FP(In water) 46±0.3 593.78±23.8 150.36±14.7 7.03±1.4 10wt%DMMP-P-FP (In water) 51±3.4 560.64±15.5 140.70±6.7 6.87±0.9 DMMP-G-FP (In water) 53±1.7 333.71±30.6 93.61±3.7 3.62±0.3 Notes: TTI—Time to ignition; PHRR—Peak heat release rate; THR—Total heat release; TSP—Total smoke production. -
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