High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites

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High-Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites

	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, Conclusions, and Recommendations	1
1	High-Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites	9
	Introduction	9
	Present Materials: An Overview	11
	Characteristics of Materials in Fiber Form	12
	Advances in Fiber Technology	13
	Types of High Performance Fibers	16
	Fiber-Reinforced Composites	16
	References	19
2	High-Performance Fiber Materials: Applications, Needs, and Opportunities	21
	Introduction	21
	High-Performance Fibers for Polymeric Matrix Composites	21
	High-Performance Fibers for Metal Matrix Composites	29
	High-Performance Fibers for Ceramic Matrix Composites	34
	High-Performance Fibers for Carbon-Carbon Composites	41
	High-Performance Fibers for Nonstructural Applications	43
	References	47
3	Fiber-Forming Processes: Current and Potential Methods	49
	Introduction	49
	Processes to Form Polymeric Organic Fibers	51
	Fiber Formation by Pyrolytic` Conversion of Precursor Fibers	54
	Silicon Carbide and Silicon Nitride Fibers	65
	Oxide Fibers	70
	Chemical Conversion of a Precursor Fiber (CCPF)	75
	Chemical Vapor Deposition	79
	Technical Future	84
	Alternative Processes	88
	Fiber Coatings	90
	Observations and Conclusions about Fiber Fabrication and Processing	98
	References	98

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High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites (1992)
National Materials Advisory Board (NMAB)

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High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites (1992) National Materials Advisory Board (NMAB)

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High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites (1992)
National Materials Advisory Board (NMAB)