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In the work, a kind of composite material with excellent stab/puncture resistance was prepared by resin bonded Kevlar fabric. Water-borne epoxy resin (PAEK), polyacrylamide (APAM), fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene phosphate potassium salt (TFPK) are formulated to form a novel sizing agent that can be used for the sizing Kevlar fabrics. The effects of the sizing agent on the mechanical and stab/puncture resistance are examined. A field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), an ultra-depth of field 3d microscope, and a universal testing machine were used to observe and evaluate the morphology of sizing fabrics, the stab/puncture morphology, mechanical properties, and quasi-static stabbing properties, respectively. The test results show that the puncture resistance of the sizing Kevlar fabrics increases first and then decreases with the increase of sizing agent concentration. Compared with non-sizing fabrics, the Kevlar fabrics that are treated with a sizing agent at a concentration of 10 wt% have 524 % higher puncture resistance, 301 % higher stab resistance, and a 6.9-fold increase in the burst strength. Because the fiber bundles in the sizing fabrics are confined due to the resin saturation, the friction among fibers is enhanced and thus better resists an external force and contributes a greater resistance against sharp objects.
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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (18JCQNJC03400) and the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian (2018 J01504, 2018 J01505). This study was also supported by the Program for Innovative Research Team in University of Tianjin (TD13-5043).
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Zhao, HY., Qiang, YQ., Peng, HK. et al. Enhancement of a Novel Sizing Agent in Mechanical Properties and Stab/Puncture Resistance of Kevlar Fabrics. Fibers Polym 22, 3309–3316 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-021-0432-0
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