Disclinations in Carbon-Carbon Composites.
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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA148290
Entities
People
- J. E. Zimmer
- R. L. Weitz