Continuous multi-filament TOW.
The most common form of carbon fibre is the high strength, high stiffness form commonly used in composites. These are made by a complicated process from textile pre-cursor yarns made from either Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or pitch that results in a predominantly graphitic structure highly oriented in the direction of the fibre axis. This high orientation gives them their remarkable properties which include a small negative coefficient of thermal expansion in the axial direction as well as remarkably high specific strength and stiffness.
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Density
ρ1.76 g/cm³ at 23 °C
Fiber type
PAN carbon fiber
Linear density
ρlinear4.00E+7 g/cm at 23 °C
Number of filaments
Nfil6000 [-] at 23 °C
Sizing
S1.3 % at 23 °C
Tex number
TEX400 [-] at 23 °C
Diameter
d6.999999999999999E-3 mm
filament diameter
Width
w2.13 mm
Coefficient of thermal expansion
α-1E-7 1/K at 23 °C
Specific heat capacity
cp710 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C
Thermal conductivity
λ17 W/(m·K) at 23 °C
Electrical resistivity
ρel1.6E-5 Ω·m at 23 °C
Processing history
Epoxy sized 1.2%
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