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Induced orientational behavior of liquid crystal polymer by carbon fibers
Author(s) -
Chung T. S.,
Gurion Z.,
Stamatoff J. B.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.750060309
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , composite material , fabrication , fiber , orientation (vector space) , liquid crystal , carbon fibers , diffraction , degree (music) , optics , optoelectronics , geometry , composite number , medicine , alternative medicine , mathematics , physics , pathology , acoustics
Abstract Experimental results are presented that show that the structure of carbon fibers induces molecular orientation of liquid crystal polymers. X‐ray diffraction data are used to demonstrate final collinearity of the polymer molecular axis and carbon fiber axis independent of fabrication approaches or prefabrication orientation of the polymer relative to the carbon fiber direction. The final degree of polymer molecular orientation approximately equals the degree of carbon basal plane orientation within the carbon fiber.