Carbon/Epoxy Composite - Material Information

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Rod	Sheet	Tube

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Properties for Carbon/Epoxy Composite Rod

Property		Value
Compressive Strength - Longitudinal	MPa	800-1300
Compressive Strength - Transverse	MPa	50-250
Density	g cm^-³	1.6
Flexural modulus - Longitudinal	GPa	125
Flexural strength - Longitudinal	MPa	1200
Tensile strength - Longitudinal	MPa	1100-1900
Tensile strength - Transverse	MPa	50
Thermal Expansion Coefficient - Longitudinal	x10^-⁶ K^-¹	-0.3 to -0.7
Thermal Expansion Coefficient - Transverse	x10^-⁶ K^-¹	28
Ultimate Compressive Strain - Longitudinal	%	0.8
Ultimate Compressive Strain - Transverse	%	2.5
Ultimate Tensile Strain - Longitudinal	%	1.1
Ultimate Tensile Strain - Transverse	%	0.5
Volume fraction of fibers	%	55-60
Young's Modulus - Longitudinal	GPa	120-140
Young's Modulus - Transverse	GPa	10

Properties for Carbon/Epoxy Composite Sheet

Property		Value
Coefficient of thermal expansion - Longitudinal	x10^-⁶ K^-¹	2.1
Coefficient of thermal expansion - Transverse	x10^-⁶ K^-¹	2.1
Compressive Strength - Longitudinal	MPa	570
Compressive Strength - Transverse	MPa	570
Density	g cm^-³	1.6
Shear modulus - in-plane	GPa	5
Shear strength - in-plane	MPa	90
Ultimate Compressive Strain - Longitudinal	%	0.8
Ultimate Compressive Strain - Transverse	%	0.8
Ultimate Shear Strain - in-plane	%	1.8
Ultimate Tensile Strain - Longitudinal	%	0.85
Ultimate Tensile Strain - Transverse	%	0.85
Volume fraction of fibres	%	50
Young's Modulus - Longitudinal	GPa	70
Young's Modulus - Transverse	GPa	70

Properties for Carbon/Epoxy Composite Tube

Property		Value
Material		High Precision Tubes
Thermal Expansion Coefficient - Longitudinal	x10^-⁶ K^-¹	0.1
Volume fraction of fibers	%	55-60
Young's Modulus - Longitudinal	GPa	110-120

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