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Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Pbo Fiber

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

J. Im ,
P.A. Percha  and
D.S. Yeakle
J. Im
Affiliation:
The Dow Chemical Company, Central Research, 1702 Building, Midland, MI 48674
P.A. Percha
Affiliation:
The Dow Chemical Company, Central Research, 1702 Building, Midland, MI 48674
D.S. Yeakle
Affiliation:
Intertec Design, Inc., Midland, MI 48640
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Abstract

The tensile properties of poly (paraphenylene benzobisoxazole) or PBO fiber strands were studied using two variables: gage length and the number of twists per inch. The gage length was varied from 1 to 10 inches with 2 twists of the fiber per inch. The effect of the number of twists per inch was studied by varying the number of twists from zero to 10 along a 5-inch gage length. The trends of tensile strength and modulus due to these variables were established and appropriate explanations of these behaviors are provided.

The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) was studied on bare strands of PBO and Kevlar 49 (a product of Du Pont de Nemours & Co.) fibers, using a Du Pont 943 Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA) equipped with a film and fiber tension assembly. The axial CTE of both fibers exhibited a dependence on the small dead load employed to keep the fibers straight. Kevlar 49 fiber, when wet, attained a much less negative value of CTE than when dry. In contrast, PBO fiber absorbed very little moisture, and the CTE remained unchanged.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 134: Symposium J – Materials Science and Engineering of Rigid-Rod Polymers , 1988 , 307
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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