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Carbon fiber offers higher tensile modulus at lower cost. (Polymers/Ceramics).
Advanced Materials & Processes, December, 2002
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A new line of carbon fibers that is said to provide higher tensile modulus than aerospace grade fibers at lower cost has been announced by Zoltek Corp., St. Louis, Mo. Called Panex 35, the fiber is made by heating, oxidizing, and carbonizing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer fibers. The resulting carbon fibers may be molded into high strength composite materials for structural applications.
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Carbon fiber composites have fatigue properties superior to all known metallic structures, and when coupled with the proper resins, they are said to be among the most corrosion-resistant ...
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