Abstract
Measurements of the thermal conductivity between approximately 80 and 270 K of a series of unidirectional and bidirectional specimens of epoxy resin DX210/BF3400 reinforced with Morganite high modulus (HMS) and high strength (HTS) carbon fibres are reported for in-plane and out-of-plane directions. The main features of the results conform with expectations based upon known structural properties of the fibres and predictions based upon current theoretical models. Employing the results for the composites in association with results for the pure resin, the account concludes with an assessment of some of the heat transmission characteristics of the fibres.
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Pilling, M.W., Yates, B., Black, M.A. et al. The thermal conductivity of carbon fibre-reinforced composites. J Mater Sci 14, 1326–1338 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00549304
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