A SURVEY OF THE STATE OF THE ART OF CERAMIC AND GRAPHITE FIBERS
Abstract
This survey was prepared for the purpose of compiling research, development, processing, and property information on ceramic and graphite fibers and whiskers. It attempts to compile a unified source of authoritative scientific and technological information on whiskers and fibers of use above 1200 F as fillers, flexible structures, insulations, and for reinforcements in composite materials. Ceramic and graphite fibers for such applications are the subject of a considerable and still expanding amount of research and development effort. It is therefore difficult to provide an exact measure and account of this effort at any one time, because it will always be somewhat out of date. The background and indeed much of the pertinent scientific literature have become available over the past 30 to 50 years. This report therefore summarizes that information and provides a means of following the field by indicating the types of materials, sources of information, and principal organizations involved in the field. This report is based on a review of over 500 references, over 200 patents, and over 60 personal contacts, which were selected as being representative of the current trends in new fiber developments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0464318
Entities
People
- H. W. Rauch Jr.
- L. R. Mccreight
- W. H. Sutton
Organizations
- General Electric