TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermal-crosslinked polyacrylonitrile fiber compacts
AU - Kalfon-Cohen, E.
AU - Harel, H.
AU - Saadon-Yechezkia, M.
AU - Timna, K.
AU - Zhidkov, T.
AU - Weinberg, A.
AU - Marom, G.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) textile fibers, in the form of fabrics or threads, were compacted in a heat-pressure cycle and crosslinked by nitrile polymerization to form a thermoset composite article, whose mechanical properties were found to surpass those of commercially available polypropylene (PP) fiber counterparts. Additional advantages of the PAN compacts included their significant thermal stability (>300°C, i.e., twice that of PP) in addition to their flame retardancy, thereby rendering them as the structural material of choice for applications where heat protection and fire resistance are essential.
AB - Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) textile fibers, in the form of fabrics or threads, were compacted in a heat-pressure cycle and crosslinked by nitrile polymerization to form a thermoset composite article, whose mechanical properties were found to surpass those of commercially available polypropylene (PP) fiber counterparts. Additional advantages of the PAN compacts included their significant thermal stability (>300°C, i.e., twice that of PP) in addition to their flame retardancy, thereby rendering them as the structural material of choice for applications where heat protection and fire resistance are essential.
KW - Composites
KW - Crosslinking compaction
KW - Flame retardant
KW - Polyacrylonitrile
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U2 - 10.1002/pat.1521
DO - 10.1002/pat.1521
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AN - SCOPUS:78649593031
SN - 1042-7147
VL - 21
SP - 904
EP - 910
JO - Polymers for Advanced Technologies
JF - Polymers for Advanced Technologies
IS - 12
ER -