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Evaluation of Graphitic Foams as Low Mass Structural Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Richard B. Hall and
Joseph W. Hager
Richard B. Hall
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, WL/MLBM, 2941 P St Ste 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7750
Joseph W. Hager
Affiliation:
Systran Corporation, P.O. Box 82, Dayton, OH 45434-0082
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Abstract

Graphitic foams offer exciting potential for mass savings in structures. A hypothetical family of graphitic foams having ligament mechanical properties identical to those of P120 graphite fiber is considered; the mechanical properties of the hypothetical foams are viewed as realistic upper bounds on the performance of this class of materials. Various commercially available materials are compared to the hypothetical foams for application to tension bars, beams in bending and buckling, and plates in bending and buckling.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 349: Symposium T – Novel Forms of Carbon II , 1994, 67
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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