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The elastic constants of carbon-fibre composites

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Data on the elastic constants of carbon-fibre composites are presented. It is shown that provided the elastic constants of both the fibre and the matrix are known it is possible to predict the elastic constants of the composite parallel to the fibre axis using either the reduced equations of Halpin and Tsai, based on a self-consistent model, or the exact calculations of Heaton. The properties of the composite perpendicular to the fibres cannot be explained on the basis of the theoretical models considered.

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  1. Metallurgy Division, UKAEA Research Group, Atomic Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, UK

    P. R. Goggin

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Goggin, P.R. The elastic constants of carbon-fibre composites. J Mater Sci 8, 233–244 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550672

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