US Patent:
20140265038, Sep 18, 2014
Inventors:
- Oak Ridge TN, US
Soydan Ozcan - Oak Ridge TN, US
Claude C. Eberle - Knoxville TN, US
Mohamed Gabr Abdallah - Salt Lake City UT, US
Gail Mackiewicz Ludtka - Oak Ridge TN, US
Gerard Michael Ludtka - Oak Ridge TN, US
Felix Leonard Paulauskas - Knoxville TN, US
John Daniel Kennedy Rivard - Washington DC, US
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC - Oak Ridge TN
International Classification:
C01B 31/02
Abstract:
Method for the preparation of carbon fiber from fiber precursor, wherein the fiber precursor is subjected to a magnetic field of at least 3 Tesla during a carbonization process. The carbonization process is generally conducted at a temperature of at least 400 C. and less than 2200 C., wherein, in particular embodiments, the carbonization process includes a low temperature carbonization step conducted at a temperature of at least or above 400 C. or 500 C. and less than or up to 1000 C., 1100 C., or 1200 C., followed by a high temperature carbonization step conducted at a temperature of at least or above 1200 C. In particular embodiments, particularly in the case of a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber precursor, the resulting carbon fiber may possess a minimum tensile strength of at least 600 ksi, a tensile modulus of at least 30 Msi, and an ultimate elongation of at least 1.5%.