HIGH PERFORMANCE, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Graphite-reinforced, resin-matrix composites show a near-term potential for widespread usage outside of the aerospace field. Commercial/industrial/sporting goods designers can now begin to capitalize on the past five years of technology development. Reproducible material properties up to five times better than those for metals make graphite a strong contender for a wide range of non-aerospace applications. In addition to major improvements in strength and stiffness, graphite composites offer many secondary property advantages such as high fatigue resistance, wear resistance, improved damping characteristics, and low friction and thermal expansion coefficients.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Jordan, C E
  • Kuebeler, G C
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 94N7
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-6501

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Composite materials; Fiber reinforced materials; Materials selection; Resins
• Old TRIS Terms: Materials evaluation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00035069
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 72-DE-9
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1973 12:00AM