Effect of graphitization temperature on structure and electrical conductivity of poly-acrylonitrile based carbon fibers

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Gupta ◽  
Sanjay R. Dhakate ◽  
Prabir Pal ◽  
Anamika Dey ◽  
Parameswar K. Iyer ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
Vol 156-157 ◽  
pp. 1090-1096
Author(s):  
Wei Qiang Wang ◽  
Ai Ju Li ◽  
Ming Ming You ◽  
Bin Xia

Composites of phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin/graphite reinforced by milled carbon fibers (MCFs) for bipolar plates are obtained by hot compression molding. The raw materials of the MCF particles, PF resin powder and graphite powder are simply dry powder ball milled and mixed. The effects of PF resin content and the content, granularity and surface treatment methods, such as air oxidation and Fenton/ultraviolet (UV) liquid-phase oxidation of MCFs on the electrical conductivity and flexural strength of the composites are measured by methods of four-point probe technique and three point flexural test, and the fracture patterns of the composites are analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results indicate that the electrical conductivity decreases and flexural strength increases with the increase of PF resin content. Especially, the values of electrical conductivity and flexural strength can reach 165.28 S.cm-1 and 55.11MPa respectively when the PF resin content was 17% in weight. The properties of composites reinforced by air oxidation treated MCFs are better than those by liquid-phase oxidation treated one. The electrical conductivity and flexural strength of the composites are 208.12S.cm-1 and 57.44 MPa when they reinforced by 5% MCFs which treated by air oxidation at 450 . Compared with the nonreinfoced composites, the properties of reinforced composites increase 25.92% in electrical conductivity and 4.23% in flexural strength.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (34) ◽  
pp. 26998-27002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Hyo Kim ◽  
Moo Sung Kim ◽  
Yoong Ahm Kim ◽  
Kap Seung Yang ◽  
Seung Jo Baek ◽  
...  

Carbon fibers are considered as one of the promising heating elements in various industrial applications because of their excellent thermal stability and electrical conductivity.


BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 2412-2427
Author(s):  
Tunnapat Worarutariyachai ◽  
Surawut Chuangchote

Alkali lignin (AL) fibers with a smooth surface and fine morphological appearance were successfully produced via electrospinning using a simple heated single spinneret system, instead of typical electrospinning of lignin with added synthetic polymer blends or conventional co-axial electrospinning. To reduce the size of the fibers, glycerol was added to the spinning solution as a co-solvent for surface tension reduction and electrospinnability improvement. After electrospinning, stabilization and carbonization were subsequently performed to convert AL fibers to carbon fibers (CFs). The obtained CFs displayed rough and uneven surfaces. However, the CFs derived from glycerol-added solution showed greater electrical conductivity, specific surface area, and porosity compared with those from pure AL solution. Furthermore, the results indicated that the inorganic salts on the rough surface of CFs were successfully removed by sulfuric acid (H2SO4) washing. After H2SO4 washing, the CFs revealed a smoother surface and higher electrical conductivity, specific surface area, and porosity.


Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabilah Mohd Radzuan ◽  
Abu Sulong ◽  
Mahendra Rao Somalu ◽  
Edy Majlan ◽  
Teuku Husaini ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Xu ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Lijie Feng ◽  
Dedong Huang ◽  
Min Xia

Non-woven carbon tissue (NWCT) with different fiber lengths was prepared with a simple surfactant-assistant dispersion and filtration method and used as interleaving to enhance both delamination resistance and electrical conductivity of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) laminates. The toughing effect of NWCT on both Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture of CFRPs laminate is dependent on length of fibers, where the shorter carbon fibers (0.8 mm) perform better on Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness improvement whereas longer carbon fibers (4.3 mm) give more contribution to the Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness increase, comparing with the baseline composites, and the toughness increase was achieved without compromising of flexural mechanical properties. More interestingly, comparing with the baseline composites, the electrical conductivity of the interleaved composites exhibited a significant enhancement with in-plane and through-the-thickness direction, respectively. Microscopy analysis of the carbon tissue interleaving area in the laminate indicated that carbon fibers with shorter length can form into a 3D network with more fibers aligned along through-the-thickness direction compared with longer ones. The shorter fibers thus potentially provide more effective fiber bridges, pull-out and matrix deformation during the crack propagation and improve the electric conductivity significantly in through-the-thickness direction.


1995 ◽  
Vol 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pu-Woei Chen ◽  
D. D. L. Chung

ABSTRACTThe addition of a second discontinuous filler (silica fume) that is essentially nonconducting to a composite with a comparably non-conducting matrix (cement) and a conducting discontinuous filler (carbon fibers) was found to increase the electrical conductivity of the composite when the conducting filler volume fraction was less than 3.2%. The maximum conducting filler volume fraction for the second filler to be effective was only 0.5% when the second filler was sand, which was much coarser than silica fume. The improved conductivity due to the presence of the second filler is due to the improved dispersion of the conducting filler. The silica fume addition did not affect the percolation threshold, but the sand addition increased the threshold.


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