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Comparison of submicron-diameter carbon filaments and conventional carbon fibers as fillers in composite materials

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Abstract

This review provides a comparison of submicron-diameter carbon filaments and conventional carbon fibers as fillers in composite materials. Carbon filaments (0.1 μm diameter, catalytically grown) are superior to conventional carbon fibers (discontinuous) as a filler in providing polymer-matrix and cement-matrix composites for electromagnetic performance, but are inferior to the fibers as a filler for composites for electrical and mechanical performance. Concerning the electromechanical behavior, the filaments are inferior to the fibers for cement-matrix composites, but are superior to the fibers for polymer-matrix composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1119-1125
Number of pages7
JournalCarbon
Volume39
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2001

Keywords

  • A. Carbon fibers
  • Carbon composites
  • Carbon filaments
  • D. Mechanical properties
  • Electrical (electronic) properties

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