Injection and stabilization of mesophase pitch in the fabrication of carbon-carbon composites: Part II. Stabilization process

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-141

  Fathollahi, B ^a   Chau, P C ^a   White, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon carbon composites; B. Stabilization; C. Optical microscopy; D. Microstructure; Mesophase pitch

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CARBONIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDATION; QUENCHING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RIGIDITY; STABILIZATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FLOW-INDUCED MICROSTRUCTURES; MESOPHASE MATRIX; MESOPHASE PITCH; MICROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 9444277206     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.08.031     Document Type: Article

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