Fibers and composites / edited by Pierre Delhaès.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Delhaes, Pierre.

Series:

World of carbon ; v. 2.

World of carbon ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon fibers.

Composite materials.

Matrices.

Physical Description:

x, 245 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2003.

Contents:

Part I Carbon fibers 1

1 Formation of microstructure in mesophase carbon fibers / J. L. White, B. Fathollahi, X. Bourrat 3

Microstructural approach 4

Manipulation of mesophase flow in a spinneret 9

2 The effect of processing on the structure and properties / D. D. Edie 24

PAN-based carbon fibers 25

Pitch-based carbon fibers 30

New developments 37

3 Electronic and thermal properties of carbon fibers / J.-P. Issi 47

Experimental challenges 49

Electrical resistivity 50

Thermal conductivity 54

Thermoelectric power 56

Fibrous intercalation compounds 58

Sample characterization 66

Carbon fiber composites 67

Part II CVD/CVI processes 73

4 Fundamentals of chemical vapor deposition in hot wall reactors / K. J. Huttinger 75

Elementary processes 76

Hydrogen inhibition 79

Surface area/volume ratio 80

Saturation adsorption 81

The role of a complex deposition chemistry for CVI 83

Considerations about the formation of different carbon microstructures 83

5 Chemical vapor infiltration processes of carbon materials / P. Delhaes 87

General background on CVD and CVI processes 88

CVI processes and efficiency 92

Pyrocarbon microstructures 96

Physical models 103

Carbon-carbon composites 106

6 Industrial carbon chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) processes / I. Golecki 112

Overview of carbon CVI 113

Chemical vapor infiltration processes 118

7 Liquid impregnation techniques for carbon-carbon composites / R. Menendez, E. Casal, M. Granda 139

Impregnation technology 140

Densification efficiency 143

Matrix precursors 145

New developments in C-C composites 152

Part III Properties of matrices and composites 157

8 Structure of pyrocarbons / X. Bourrat 159

The various pyrocarbons 159

Cones and regenerative features 168

Carbon layer diameter and growth mechanisms 173

Density and anisotropy of pyrocarbons 174

9 Role of chemistry in advanced carbon-based composites / C. Vix-Guterl, P. Ehrburger 188

Introduction: principle of composite materials 188

Surface properties of carbon fibers 193

Surface treatment of carbon fibers 199

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers 201

Carbon-carbon composites 206

Carbon-based composites with other matrices 214

10 Carbon-cement composites / D. D. L. Chung 219

Structural behavior 222

Thermal behavior 225

Electrical behavior 226

Radio wave reflectivity 227

Cathodic protection of steel reinforcement in concrete 227

Strain sensing 228

Damage sensing 232

Temperature sensing through the thermistor effect 234

Thermoelectric behavior 235

Corrosion resistance 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415308267

OCLC:

51527098