Wetting and adhesion of epoxy binders in interaction with silicon carbide fibers

The development of new technology and equipment, particularly in areas such an aircraft and rocket construction, has led to the development of structural materials containing high-modulus fibers (carbon, boron, silicon carbide, etc.). Of the polymeric composite materials containing high-modulus fibers, the least is known about compositions containing continuous silicon carbide fibers, even through these composites have many valuable properties. For example, in a comparative investigation [ 1 ] of epoxy plastics reinforced with boron and Silicon carbide fibers, it was shown that the mechanical properties of the composites were practically identical, but that the materials filled with silicon carbide fibers were better in thermal-oxidative stability.