EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PAN CARBON

The main factors that derive the use of composites are weight reduction, corrosion resistance, specific strength and stiffness, when compared to traditional materials or conventional materials. Characterization of each composite material is done before its application in product development. In the present work, the mechanical characteristic properties of Carbon as reinforcement will be studied. Laminates will be made with fabric of PAN, based Carbon and sample pieces are tested as per ASTM standards. The quality of laminates is verified and further tested for their mechanical properties like tensile, compression, flexure & ILSS. Fiber volume fraction is also determined from resin content and density.