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High strength high modulus carbon fibers
Assignee: Kashima Oil Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-11-12
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Granted: 1990-04-03
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Expires: 2007-11-12
Abstract
Abstract High strength, high modulus carbon fibers derived from high mesophase content pitch, having a plurality of sheets formed of planes of hexagonal carbon networks oriented, in the direction of the fiber axis and having a cross-sectional arrangement which does not carbonize to a graphitic structure are characterized by electron and X-ray diffraction pattern wherein the (10) band is not resolved into (100) and (101) lines, by an interlayer spacing greater than 3.38 angstrom and by negative magnetic resistivity when composed to graphitized fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuyuki Takai
- 👤 Minoru Takabatake
- 👤 Hideyuki Nakajima
- 👤 Katsumi Takano
- 👤 Masami Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 18:06
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01D; D01D4/00; D01D4/02; D01F; D01F9/00; D01F9/08; D01F9/12; D01F9/14; D01F9/145; D01F9/155; D01F9/32; D01F9/322
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers derived from mesophase pitch consisting essentially of a plurality of sheets consisting essentially of long arrangements of planes of hexagonal carbon networks, said sheets being highly oriented in the direction of the fiber axis, and having, in cross-sections, a wrinkled layer structure with a radius of curvature in the range of 15-200 Å, said sheets being characterized in that the (10) band is present in the electron ray and x-ray diffraction patterns, but is not resolved into separate (100) and (101) lines even after being heated and carbonized at a temperature up to 3000° C., having an inter-layer spacing d 002 greater than 3.38 Å, and electric resistance greater than 250×10 -6 ohm-cm at room temperature, and a magnetic resistivity which is always negative when measured between 4.2° K. and 300° K. in a magnetic field between 0 KG and 8 KG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers derived from mesophase pitch consisting essentially of a plurality of sheets consisting essentially of long arrangements of planes of hexagonal carbon networks, said sheets being highly oriented in the direction of the fiber axis, and having, in cross-sections, a wrinkled layer structure with a radius of curvature in the range of 15-200 Å, said sheets being characterized in that the (10) band is present in the electron ray and x-ray diffraction patterns, but is not resolved into separate (100) and (101) lines even after being heated and carbonized at a temperature up to 3000° C., having an inter-layer spacing d 002 greater than 3.38 Å, and electric resistance greater than 250×10 -6 ohm-cm at room temperature, and a magnetic resistivity which is always negative when measured between 4.2° K. and 300° K. in a magnetic field between 0 KG and 8 KG.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers according to claim 1, produced by the process of subjecting petroleum pitch to heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to form a mesophase component in said pitch, aging said pitch at a lower temperature until said mesophase component has coalesced, separating said mesophase component, melt spinning said mesophase component at a temperature of 250° C. to 350° C. using a spinning nozzle having a greater cross-sectional area at the outlet thereof than at the narrowest inside portion thereof, and thermosetting and carbonizing the spun fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers according to claim 1 wherein said radius of curvature is between 20 and 60 angstroms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers according to claim 2, wherein said separated mesophase component is between 70 and 100% mesophase pitch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers according to claim 2 wherein said separated mesophase component is substantially 100% mesophase pitch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers according to claim 1, wherein said layer spacing d 002 is greater than or equal to 3.39 angstroms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
High strength, high modulus carbon fibers according to claim 1, wherein said fiber having a Young's modulus of greater than 60×10 3 Kgf/mm, a tensile strength greater than 280 Kgf/mm and being substantially free of longitudinal cracks in the surface.
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