One of the most important factors which affect the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composite materials is the interfacial shear strength (IFSS). The IFSS of glass fiber and polycarbonate (PC)/styrene-co-acrylonitrile (SAN) blend system has been measured by the single fiber fragmentation test (SFFT). SAN contents were varied up to 30 wt% and the IFSS increased with the SAN contents. Styrene-co-maleic anhydride (SMA) was used as the compatibilizer and the glass fiber was surface treated with organosilane coupling agents. Addition of small amount of SMA in PC/SAN blend improved the IFSS by chemical bonding between maleic anhydride and silanol. The optimum MA content was 0.4 wt% of total matrix contents. Also, IFSS was greatly affected by the miscibility condition of SAN/SMA blends, which depended on the copolymer composition of SAN and SMA. It was found out that, higher IFSS could be obtained when the SAN/SMA blend was in miscible pairs. In case of SAN/SMA miscible pairs, the IFSS depended on the MA content in total matrix, not on the MA content in SMA.

섬유강화 복합재료의 물성을 결정하는 주요 인자중 하나는 계면결합력이다. 본 연구에서는 유리섬유와 PC/SAN 블렌드를 대상으로 하여 계면결합력을 측정하였으며 SAN함량을 0-30 wt%까지 변화시켜 실험하였다. 계면결합력 측정에는 Single Fiber Fragmentation Test법을 사용하였는데 SAN 함량이 증가할수록 계면결합력이 증가하였다. 한편 계면결합력을 증가시키기 위해 PC/SAN 혼련물을 개질하고자 소량의 SMA를 혼합하였으며, 유리섬유 표면을 실란 커플링제로 처리하여 관능기를 도입하였다. 계면결합력은 SAN/SMA계의 상용성에 크게 영향을 받았으며, 비상용성 SAN/SMA계보다 상용성 SAN/SMA계에서 계면결합력이 증가하였다. 또한 상용성 SAN/SMA계에서는 계면결합력이 SMA 내의 MA 함량이 아닌 전체 계내의 MA 함량에 의존하였으며 그 최적 함량은 0.4wt%였다.

Keywords: PC/SAN/SMA blend; interfacial shear strength; single fiber fragmentation test; miscibility