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Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Glassy Polymeric Carbon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Iulia Muntele
Affiliation:
[email protected], Alabama A&M University, Physics, 4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States, 256-372-5926, 256-372-5868
Claudiu I. Muntele
Affiliation:
[email protected], Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
Renato Minamisawa
Affiliation:
[email protected], Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
Bopha Chhay
Affiliation:
[email protected], Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
Daryush Ila
Affiliation:
[email protected], Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
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Abstract

Glassy Polymeric Carbon (GPC) is obtained by a molding technique, in various shapes, from a phenolic resin precursor. The heat treatment of the precursor is achieved in three stages up to 1000 °C. Similar GPC materials produced in our laboratory displayed large strain to failure ratio, small thermal expansion coefficient and low density. Like all carbon forms, is attacked by oxygen, especially atomic oxygen. Nevertheless the kinetics for reaction with atmospheric oxygen is very slow. We investigated the composition and structural changes of the phenolic precursor as a function of temperature and evaluated materials stability when exposed to high temperatures in presence of hydrogen or oxygen.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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