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Compressive behavior of materials: Part II. High performance fibers

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The primary focus of this paper is on the axial compression behavior of high performance polymeric and carbon fibers. Seven test methods used for determining the compressive strength of single fibers have been reviewed. Various micromechanical models proposed in the literature to understand the compressive failure in single filaments and in other anisotropic systems have been discussed and analyzed. The results of various approaches to influence the compressive strength of polymeric fibers have been summarized. Possible reasons for the variation in the compressive strength of pitch and PAN-based carbon fibers have also been addressed.

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Kozey, V.V., Jiang, H., Mehta, V.R. et al. Compressive behavior of materials: Part II. High performance fibers. Journal of Materials Research 10, 1044–1061 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1995.1044

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