Accession Number:
ADA148290
Title:
Disclinations in Carbon-Carbon Composites.
Descriptive Note:
Annual rept. no. 3, Jul 83-Jul 84,
Corporate Author:
ACUREX CORP/AEROTHERM MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
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Report Date:
1984-09-01
Pagination or Media Count:
80.0
Abstract:
The carbonaceous mesophase is the discotic nematic liquid formed during the pyrolysis of the petroleum and coal-tar pitch precursors for the matrix of carbon-carbon composites. The disklike, aromatic molecules of the mesophase are diamagnetic and can be oriented by a magnetic field. This research has involved the study of the effect of a magnetic field on the alignment of the carbonaceous mesophase by itself as matrix between fiber bundles, within fiber bundles, and within a bidirectional fiber composite. The pyrolysis of a bidirectional fiber composite in the presence of the magnetic field has shown that the matrix between the fiber bundles can be oriented perpendicular to the graphite-fiber fabric plies when the magnetic field direction is perpendicular to the fabric plies. This oriented matrix should provide improved resistance to interlaminar shear fracture.
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Subject Categories:
- Laminates and Composite Materials
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Mechanics