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Production and characterization of carbon/carbon composites from thermoplastic matrices

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Carbon-carbon composites (C/C) are those that have carbonaceous matrix reinforced with carbon fiber. They are widely used in the aerospace field, due mainly to the properties such as low density, high stiffness, and excellent thermal resistance, in comparison to the ones with polymer or metallic matrix. They are obtained through composites of polymer matrix (thermoset or thermoplastic), from the heat treatment of carbonization. The objective of this work is to produce the C/C composite material from three different thermoplastic laminates (PEKK/CF, PEEK/CF and LMPAEK/CF) as well as to compare these materials with C/C composites obtained from thermoset matrices, to show their advantages and disadvantages in relation to them. Such comparison was substantiated with TGA, DSC, SEM and XRD analyzes. In this work, the TGA showed the proposed process presents a lower mass loss, resulting in a faster and cheaper process, comparing thermoplastic with thermoset laminates. The DSC tests provided the basis for establishing the different heating rates. Through the SEM images it was possible to analyze the carbonization process. Finally, analyzes of cyclic voltammetry were made; through a comparison with Platinum electrode, C/C electrodes proved to be suitable for this application. Also, electrodes obtained from PEEK/CF presented better electrochemical responses.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support received from FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation under project 2017/16970-0 and 2018/07867-3), and CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development under project 303224/2016-9). Also, the authors acknowledge Toray Advanced Composites for the donated thermoplastic laminates.

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  1. Department of Materials and Technology, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil

    Luiza dos Santos Conejo, Hermes Rocha de Meneses Neto, Juliana Bovi de Oliveira, Luis Felipe de Paula Santos, Luis Rogerio de Oliveira Hein & Edson Cocchieri Botelho

  2. Lightweight Structures Laboratory, Institute for Technological Research (IPT), São José dos Campos, Brazil

    Luiza dos Santos Conejo

  3. Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil

    Roberto Zenhei Nakazato

  4. Toray Advanced Composites, Nijverdal, Netherlands

    Winand Kok

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dos Santos Conejo, L., de Meneses Neto, H.R., de Oliveira, J.B. et al. Production and characterization of carbon/carbon composites from thermoplastic matrices. J Polym Res 28, 123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02448-7

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