Precursor Structure-Fiber Property Relationships in Polyacrylonitrile Based Carbon Fibers. (2002)
Tincher,Wayne C., Cook,Fred L., Abhiraman,A. S.
A complete facility has been designed and constructed to prepare carbon fiber under carefully controlled conditions from selected monomer and polymers. The facility includes laboratory polymerization...
Precursor Structure-Fiber Property Relationships in Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fibers. (1998)
Carbon fibers occupy a premier position among high performance fiber structures, with a combination of physical and mechanical properties, in tension and in compression, that makes them uniquely...
Formation, Structure and Properties of Boron Nitride Fibers from Polymer Precursors. (1998)
Abhiraman, A. S., Desai, Prashant, Wade, Bruce, Venkatasubramanian, N.
This report describes a study of possible polymer precursor-based routes to oriented boron nitride fibers, with emphasis on the formation of continuous polyborate gel fibers and subsequent...
From Pan-Based Precursor Polymers to Carbon Fibers: Evolution of Structure and Properties. (1998)
This paper concerned mmc in some important way and contained information about, utilized, or discussed these subjects: basic topics:, composite materials, models materials and material types:, c...
Boron Nitride Fibers from Polyborates. (1998)
Wade, Bruce, Mohr, David, Venkatasubramanian, N., Desai, Prashant, Abhiraman, A. S.
Conversion of polymer precursors to high performance boron nitride fibers is being explored through a fundamental study of the mutually dependent chemical and morphological requirements in precursor...
Analysis of Failure in 'Recoil from Tension' of Pan-Based Carbon Fibers. (1998)
Jiang, Hao, Abhiraman, A. S., Tsui, K.
Results from a study of the "recoil from tension" method for estimating the compressive strength of the polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fibers are reported here. Analysis of the effect of...
Structure and temperature-dependent properties of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) fibers (1997)
Reddy, S., Desai, P., Abhiraman, A. S., Beckham, H. W., Kulik, A. S., Spiess, Hans Wolfgang
Fundamental Study of Compressive Strength Development in PAN-Based Carbon Fibers. (1996)
Evolution of mechanical properties in the conversion of two precursor polymeric fibers to carbon fibers has been studied. The focus has been on properties in axial compression of polyacrylonitrile...