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Novel Hybrid Composites Based on Carbon Foams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Joseph W. Hager  and
Max L. Lake
Joseph W. Hager
Affiliation:
Wright Laboratory, WL/MLBC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-6533
Max L. Lake
Affiliation:
Applied Sciences, Inc., P.O. Box 579, Cedarville, OH 45314
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Abstract

The extraordinary mechanical properties of commercial carbon fiber are due to the unique graphitic morphology of the spun filaments. Contemporary advanced structural composites exploit these properties by creating a disconnected network of graphitic filaments held together by an appropriate matrix. Carbon foam derived from a blown mesophase pitch precursor can be considered to be an interconnected network of graphitic ligaments. As such interconnected networks, they represent a potential alternative reinforcing phase for structural composite materials. Based on this notion, consideration is given to novel forms of graphitic carbon and the processing routes to create hybrid composites, such as net shape fabrication and fiber placement processes.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 270: Symposium M – Novel Forms of Carbon , 1992 , 29
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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