Additional Development of Large Diameter Carbon Monofilament.

Abstract

The chemical vapor process for preparing a large diameter carbon-base monofilament from a BCl3, CH4 and H2 gas mixture with carbon substrate fiber was further studied. The effects of reactor geometry, total gas flows and deposition temperature on the tensile strength of the monofilament were investigated. (it was noted that consistent results could only be obtained when the carbon substrate fiber was cleaned. The strength of the monofilament was found to depend on the highest temperature and the temperature profile of the monofilament in the reactor. The strength of monofilament produced in the DC and RF reactors were found to be similar and similar alloy compositions in the monofilament were attained when the same gas ratios were used. The tensile strength of the monofilament at 500 deg C was found to be 60 to 70% of the room temperature tensile strength. No degradation was noted after exposure to molten aluminum. jg p2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA303686

Entities

People

  • B. A. Jacob
  • R. D. Veltri

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boron Alloys
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Carbon Yarn
  • Chemical Composition
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Coatings
  • Combinatorial Analysis
  • Composite Materials
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Supplies
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Vapor Deposition

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.