A hemispherical microbond specimen adhered onto single carbon fiber has been proposed for evaluating the interfacial shear strength between epoxy and carbon fiber. Hemispherical microbond specimens showed low interfacial shear strength data and its small standard deviation as compared with the droplet one, which seemed to be caused by the reduction of the meniscus effects and of the stress concentration in the region contacting with the tip of pin hole. In comparison with the droplet specimen the hemispherical specimen showed the shear stress distribution similar to the cylindrical one in that low stress concentration arose around the contacting region. Average interfacial shear strength obtained by the hemispherical ones represented a good correlation with the hardness of the epoxy matrix.

Keywords: Interfacial shear strength, Hemispherical microbond specimen, Droplet microbond specimen, Single carbon fiber/epoxy

Keywords: 계면 전단강도, 반구형 미소접합 시험편, 드랍레트 미소접합 시험편, 탄소섬유/에폭시