Assessment of the Tensile Properties for Single Fibers

Abstract

A novel experimental test method is presented to assess the tensile properties of single fibers, which pairs a Psylotech Nano-test system small-scale test frame with a Keyence 3-D laser scanning confocal microscope. This enables in situ optical microscopy to obtain fiber diameter measurements for each tensile experiment and thus improves the accuracy of calculated tensile properties. In this work, the developed test method is used to determine the tensile material properties for 4 types of Kevlar fiber. Results are presented and trends associated with fiber diameter are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1048371

Entities

People

  • Julia R. K. Cline
  • Paul Moy
  • Vincent Wu

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Tensile Modulus
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tensile Stress
  • Tensile Testing
  • Test Methods
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy