Rational Design of Mechanical Properties of Polacrylonitrile Carbon Fibers from the Nanoscale

Abstract

Research efforts reported here include the following: (i) To manufacture high strength (>5.5 GPa) high modulus (>350 GPa) carbon fibers from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) copolymers. (ii) To manufacture low density hollow carbon fibers. (iii) To reduce energy used in carbon fiber manufacturing. (iv) To manufacture carbon fibers from PAN/cellulose nano crystals (CNC) and PAN/lignin blends. (v) To manufacture PAN/BNNT based carbon fibers. Modeling studies have been used to provide guidance to this effort. Results of these studies are summarized and documented in this report. In addition, the results that have implications beyond carbon fiber manufacturing are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 2018
Accession Number
AD1096901

Entities

People

  • Hendrik Heinz
  • Satish Kumar

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Carbon Nanotube Composites
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Fiber Spinning
  • Fibers
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Polymers

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics