Controlled interphases in composite materials; Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Composite Interfaces (ICCI-III), Cleveland, OH, May 21-24, 1990

Topics discussed include the characterization of interface in composites, the surface of reinforcements, controlled interphase, interfacial theories, and the influence of interface on mechanical and physical properties. Papers are presented on NMR imaging of interfaces, interfacial reactions in metal matrix composites studied by a novel technique, carbon fiber surfaces and their analysis, and physicochemical interactions between carbon fibers and PEEK. Consideration is also given to interfacial phenomena in metal matrix composites, unsaturated bifunctional polymeric coupling agents, the influence of CFRP-sizing on processability and interphase properties, and an interlayer model to describe the physical properties of particulate composites. Other papers are on the role of the interface in composite materials during water aging, a transcrystalline interphase in advanced polymer composites, the influence of the adsorption behavior of a silane coupling agent onto silica on viscoelastic properties, and a method for the evaluation of interfacial tension in high-viscosity systems