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Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites

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Material use is often governed by the properties it brings to an application, but in some cases those desirable properties are rapidly degraded by their intended use environment. Heat, abrasion caused by part-on-part wear, and particulate impact can damage material properties, especially polymer–fiber-reinforced composites. To ensure that the benefits of polymer composites can be utilized in these extreme environments, protection is needed. The simplest form of protection is the use of additives to the polymer matrix, such as antioxidants, thermal stabilizers, and flame retardants. Of newer interest is the use of nanocomposite technology, which provides enhanced thermal and mechanical durability, which sometimes brings multifunctional performance to the composite. Barrier coatings represent an engineering solution to protect the composite part, but newer research focuses on incorporation of the barrier coating during composite fabrication so that the protection is engineered to be a covalently bound part of the polymer rather than a post-fabrication add-on coating produced via painting or adhesive bonding. This chapter provides a survey of the broad range of protection solutions available for composites, with an emphasis on approaches that yield thermal and/or abrasion protection in polymer composites.

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The author would like to thank the editors of this book for giving him an opportunity to write this chapter. Funding for the Integrated Coating System and Inorganic–Organic Hybrid work discussed in this chapter was provided by the Ohio Department of Development 3rd Frontier Research Commercialization Program (ODOD Grant Tech 09-007) and Air Force Research Laboratory “Aerospace Organic Matrix Composite Materials/Hybrids for Extreme Environments” (AFRL RXBC FA8650-05-D-5052) program, respectively.

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  1. Advanced Polymers Group, Multiscale Composites and Polymers Division, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH, 45469-0160, USA

    Alexander B. Morgan

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  1. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point of Hudson, Hoboken, 07030, New Jersey, USA

    Kishore V. Pochiraju

  2. Dept. Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, College Park 300, Dayton, 45469-0160, Ohio, USA

    Gyaneshwar P. Tandon

  3. Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Lab., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, 45433-7702, Ohio, USA

    Gregory A. Schoeppner

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Morgan, A.B. (2012). Additives, Nanocomposites, and Barrier Coatings. In: Pochiraju, K., Tandon, G., Schoeppner, G. (eds) Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9308-3_2

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