SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1976
STP28640S

Fracture Toughness of ATJ-S Graphite and CVD Carbon-Carbon Composites at Elevated Temperatures

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The fracture toughness and flexural strength of ATJ-S polycrystalline graphite and two chemical-vapor-deposited (CVD) carbon-carbon composites (CVD/felt and CVD/filament wound) are reported for temperatures between 20 and 2000°C. For both the ATJ-S and CVD/felt materials, the toughness and strength are found to rise linearly with increasing temperature. The properties of CVD/filament wound composite exhibit the greatest directional dependence of the materials examined. When the machined notch is oriented perpendicular to the reinforcing filaments, the CVD/filament wound specimens fail by delamination, precluding any fracture toughness determination.

Results of scanning and transmission electron microscopy of the fracture surfaces are also presented. In the case of the polycrystalline graphite, a preference for interfacial separation and, to a lesser extent, cleavage separation are observed.

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Hettche, LR
Engineering Materials Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
Tucker, TR
Engineering Materials Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 109–124
DOI: 10.1520/STP28640S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4676-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0318-4