Evolution of Carbon Fiber Microstructure During Carbonization and High-Temperature Graphitization Measured In Situ Using Synchrotron Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction

2015 ◽  
Vol 1754 ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Behr ◽  
James Rix ◽  
Brian Landes ◽  
Bryan Barton ◽  
Eric Hukkanen ◽  
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ABSTRACTThis paper will discuss the structure-property model developed that correlates the tensile modulus to the elastic properties and angular distribution of constituent graphitic layers for carbon fiber derived from a polyethylene precursor. In addition, a high-temperature fiber tensile device was built to enable heating of carbon fiber bundles at a variable rate from 25 °C to greater than ∼2300 °C, while simultaneously applying a tensile stress. This capability combined with synchrotron wide-angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD), enabled observation in situ and in real time of the microstructural transformation from different carbon fiber precursors to high-modulus carbon fiber. Experiments conducted using PAN- and PE-derived fiber precursors reveal stark differences in their carbonization and high-temperature graphitization behavior.

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3377
Author(s):  
Zirui Huang ◽  
Meiling Zhong ◽  
Haibo Yang ◽  
Enqin Xu ◽  
Dehui Ji ◽  
...  

The isothermal crystallization of poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) has been investigated by in-situ wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and polarized optical microscopes (POM) equipped with a hot-stage accessory. Results showed that the spherulites of PLLA were formed at high temperature, whereas irregular morphology was observed under a low temperature. This can be attributed to the varying rates of crystallization of PLLA at different temperatures. At low temperatures, the nucleation rate is fast and hence the chains diffuse very slow, resulting in the formation of imperfect crystals. On the other hand, at high temperatures, the nucleation rate is slow and the chains diffuse fast, leading to the formation of perfect crystals. The change in the value of the Avrami exponent with temperature further verifies the varying trend in the morphological feature of the crystals.


Carbon ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 246-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Périne Landois ◽  
Mathieu Pinault ◽  
Stéphan Rouzière ◽  
Dominique Porterat ◽  
Cristian Mocuta ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomonori Nambu ◽  
Nobue Shimizu ◽  
Hisakazu Ezaki ◽  
Hiroshi Yukawa ◽  
Masahiko Morinaga ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 452 (2) ◽  
pp. 446-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuguo Xiao ◽  
Ling Huang ◽  
Hui Ma ◽  
Xinhua Zhao

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