Carbon Reinforcements and Carbon/Carbon Composites [Paperback]

Advanced composite materials have been a major research focus for the past forty years. As a reinforcement for conventional materials including glass, ceramics and polymers, carbon has proved to be the most successful. Carbon gives these materials flexibility so that they may be produced in bulk form with a wide variety of properties. Whereas carbon/carbon composites are the most effective materials in extreme temperature conditions. Application ranges from brakes to missile nose cones. Carbon Reinforcements and Carbon/Carbon Composites gives the present state on this subject in comprehensive form, as well as projections for other High Tech materials and their application.Advanced composite materials have been a major research focus for the past forty years. As a reinforcement for conventional materials including glass, ceramics and polymers, carbon has proved to be the most successful. Carbon gives these materials flexibility so that they may be produced in bulk form with a wide variety of properties. Whereas carbon/carbon composites are the most effective materials in extreme temperature conditions. Application ranges from brakes to missile nose cones. Carbon Reinforcements and Carbon/Carbon Composites gives the present state on this subject in comprehensive form, as well as projections for other High Tech materials and their application.Reinforcement.- 1 Carbon Fibers.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Key to the Strength and Stiffness of Carbon Fibers.- 1.3 Short History of Carbon Fiber Development.- 1.3.1 Early High Performance Carbon Fibers.- 1.3.2 Japanese Dominance of Carbon Fiber Market.- 1.4 Carbon Fiber Process.- 1.5 PAN-Based Carbon Fibers.- 1.6 Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers.- 1.6.1 Mesophase Pitches.- 1.6.2 Melt Spinning Mesophase Pitch Precursor Fibers.- 1.6.3 Thermosetting Mesophase Pitch Fibers.- 1.6.4 Carbonization and Graphitization.- 1.7 Vapor-Grown Carbon Fibers.- 1.8 Current StalÓf