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Composites based on graphite fibers have been shown to provide materials with high stiffness-to-weight ratio and sufficient dimensional stability to encourage their use in aircraft and spacecraft applications.1 Dimensional stability of composite structures becomes more important as the requirements placed on a structure become more stringent with regard to allowable strains, rotations, and surface distortions, such as for mirrors, mirror supports, microwave components, antennas, and similar applications.
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Douglas, F.C., Prewo, K.M. (1982). Differential Thermal Expansion Studies of Graphite Reinforced Glass Matrix Composites. In: Larsen, D.C. (eds) Thermal Expansion 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8267-6_9
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