Integrated mesophase injection and in situ transformation in fabrication of high-density carbon-carbon composites |
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Authors: | B. Fathollahi M. Mauldin P.G. Wapner |
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Affiliation: | a Chemical Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411, USA b ERC Inc., 10 East Saturn Blvd., Edwards, CA 93524, USA c Air Force Research Laboratory, 10 East Saturn Blvd., Edwards, CA 93524, USA |
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Abstract: | The fabrication of high-density carbon-carbon composite by integrating mesophase injection and in situ transformation methods in different processing cycles was examined. Non-rigidized preform disks 30 mm thick and 68 mm in diameter were rigidized by an initial in situ transformation cycle to an average density of 0.92 g/cm3 after carbonization. The rigidized preforms were subsequently densified by 1-3 cycles of injection with the AR mesophase pitch. After each injection cycle, the flow-oriented mesophase matrix was stabilized and carbonized to 1150 °C. The composites from each injection cycle were further densified by a final in situ cycle. A final density of nearly 2 g/cm3 was attained after three injection cycles and a final in situ cycle. All the cycles except the third injection required only ambient or very moderate pressures. |
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Keywords: | Carbon composite Mesophase Microstructure Optical microscopy |
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