Friction plays an important role in ensuring the quality of fiber-reinforced composites.
Understanding and evaluating friction properties across different fabric architectures and …

Plasma surface engineering is a sustainable alternative to water and chemical processing of
textile materials. It involves exposing textile materials to energetic gas particles or plasmas …

A designer of sustainable biocomposite structures and natural ropes needs to have a high
confidence interval (95% CI) for mechanical characteristics data of performance materials …

Aramid fiber/epoxy (AF/EP) composites often exhibit suboptimal interfacial bonding between
the fibers and matrix, which undermines their mechanical performance and hinders the …

Aramid fiber‐reinforced epoxy resin composites (AFRP) are the main components of
electrical equipment such as GIS insulated tie rods, but the poor interfacial bonding between …

The surface modification of aramid fiber plain fabric (PPTA) was conducted through phthalic
anhydride treatment and anhydrous aluminum chloride (AlCl3) catalysis, aiming to enhance …

The large‐scale pretreatment and efficient surface activation of aramid fibers (AFs) before
composite fabrication remains a major challenge. In this study, we developed a heat …

In this study, a new approach based on dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma was used
to fabricate super-buoyant dielectric materials for drag-reduction. We used a glass slide as a …

Para‐aramid is used as reinforcement fiber in many composite materials, including rubbers.
Optimal fiber‐matrix adhesion is essential in these materials. Since untreated aramid always …

The fibrids in aramid insulation paper exhibit good adhesion ability. However, the effects of
fibrids morphology on the mechanical and electrical properties of aramid insulation paper …