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Graphite Fibers and Composites

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Handbook of Composites

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The technological demand for materials that exhibit improved strength and stiffness characteristics has led to considerable research and development in the field of fiber-reinforced resin-matrix composites. The high mechanical strengths, high moduli of elasticity, and low densities of fibers made from such substances as carbon, boron, and glass, when combined with the toughness of various epoxy, polyester, and polyimide resins, produce a class of materials possessing specific tensile properties that can match or exceed (depending on the fiber—matrix combination) those of the best metal alloys currently in production. This is important because materials that are strong, stiff, and, in addition, lightweight are necessary for many applications. By using composite technology, it is now possible to tailor-make structural materials for specific applications. (See Appendix B.)

The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of Alan M. Litman, Rebecca M. Jurta, and John J. Deluca in the preparation of this chapter, Cheryl A. Burns for her patience and skill in typing the manuscript, and especially William W. Houghton without whose tireless editing efforts the task would have been much more difficult.

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