Table 2 Single fibre-composite fragmentation results for stored oxidized CFs.
From: On the detection of carbon fibre storage contamination and its effect on the fibre–matrix interface
CF Storage and Pre-treatment | Tensile Strength (cN dtex−1) | Weibull Modulus | Fragment Length (µm) | \({{\boldsymbol{\tau }}}_{{\boldsymbol{IFSS}}}\) (cN dtex−1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Spool | 21.75 | 3.58 | 7.21 | 463.18 | 109.59 | 0.206 |
Bag, 6 months | 20.21 | 3.12 | 7.31 | 455.15 | 122.18 | 0.194 |
Spool, DCM rinsed | 21.24 | 3.33 | 7.43 | 473.45 | 100.82 | 0.193 |
Bag, 6 months, DCM rinsed | 22.07 | 3.56 | 7.50 | 449.13 | 101.74 | 0.212 |
