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Title: Compressive properties of high-performance polymeric fibers. Interim report, April-December 1988

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5736498

In directing the research effort for improving the compressive properties of rigid-rod polymeric composite fibers, a reliable testing technique for determining compressive properties is needed. The technique developed used the Tecam Micro-Tensile Testing Machine, MTM-8 and allowed direct tension and compression testing of composite fibers of extremely short gage length. The measured data were analyzed for corrections in machine compliance and possible errors in gage length misreading, fiber slippage, glue deformation, fiber misalignment, and nonuniform stress distribution. A nonpolymeric fiber was tested to determine if any fiber material dependence existed.

Research Organization:
Dayton Univ., OH (USA). Research Inst.
OSTI ID:
5736498
Report Number(s):
AD-A-207271/8/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English