Low Cost Carbon Fiber Technology Development for Carbon Fiber Composite Applications

Maximum 200 words) The main goals of this research program at UTSI were: 1) to produce low cost carbon fibers and 2) to develop specific carbonbased material technologies to meet current and future high performance fiber-reinforced composite needs of FTA and other organizations. UTSI has been carrying out the relevant research programs since it received the carbon fiber spinning technologies and accessories as a donation from ConocoPhillips. Under this DoT sponsored program, significant progress has been made in continued development and refinement of the low-cost carbon fiber production and composite application technologies. The task at hand is a major multidisciplinary effort and will need to be continued to reach successful completion and for continuous improvements. The webpage of the UTSI carbon fiber program is on line. The content of this site is regularly updated, with the latest major progresses and accomplishments at (http://www.utsi.edu/research/carbonfiber/index.htm). 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 60 14. SUBJECT TERMS Carbon Fiber, Carbon Fiber Production, Thermal Processing, Carbon Composites, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymeric, CFRP 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT Unclassified 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE Unclassified 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF ABSTRACT Unclassified 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18298-102 Low Cost Carbon Fiber Technology Development for Carbon Fiber Composite Applications Prepared by Ahmad Vakili (Professor), Zhongren Yue (Associate Research Professor) and Youqing Fei (Scientist) The University of Tennessee Space Institute 411 BH Goethert PKWY Tullahoma, TN 37388 Prepared for FTA Program Manager Roy Wei-Shun Chen Office of Research Demonstration and Innovation [[email protected]] FTA Report Number: FTA-TN-26-7028-2007.1