TY - JOUR
T1 - Embedded shape-memory alloy wires for improved performance of self-healing polymers
AU - Kirkby, Eva L.
AU - Rule, Joseph D.
AU - Michaud, Véronique J.
AU - Sottos, Nancy R.
AU - White, Scott R.
AU - Månson, Jan Anders E.
PY - 2008/8/11
Y1 - 2008/8/11
N2 - We report the first measurements of self-healing polymers with embedded shape-memory alloy (SMA) wires. The addition of SMA wires shows improvements of healed peak fracture loads by up to a factor of 1.6, approaching the performance of the virgin material. Moreover, the repairs can be achieved with reduced amounts of healing agent. The improvements in performance are due to two main effects: (i) crack closure, which reduces the total crack volume and increases the crack fill factor for a given amount of healing agent and (ii) heating of the healing agent during polymerization, which increases the degree of cure of the polymerized healing agent.
AB - We report the first measurements of self-healing polymers with embedded shape-memory alloy (SMA) wires. The addition of SMA wires shows improvements of healed peak fracture loads by up to a factor of 1.6, approaching the performance of the virgin material. Moreover, the repairs can be achieved with reduced amounts of healing agent. The improvements in performance are due to two main effects: (i) crack closure, which reduces the total crack volume and increases the crack fill factor for a given amount of healing agent and (ii) heating of the healing agent during polymerization, which increases the degree of cure of the polymerized healing agent.
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U2 - 10.1002/adfm.200701208
DO - 10.1002/adfm.200701208
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:50249114608
SN - 1616-301X
VL - 18
SP - 2253
EP - 2260
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
IS - 15
ER -