Various mechanical tests of carbon fiber monofilaments

Abstract

In recent years, in order to accurately predict the mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic by computer-aided engineering, it has become important to understand the mechanical properties of carbon fiber as a reinforcement material. Since carbon fiber is a material whose properties are highly anisotropic, information on tensile properties only in the axial direction of the fiber is not sufficient for predicting composite properties, and tests to obtain properties in various directions are desired. This paper discusses the anisotropy of carbon fibers by presenting the results of our previous tests on carbon fiber monofilaments, including observation of the changes in fiber diameter, dynamic and static torsion tests, torsion-tension tests, transverse crush tests, axial compression tests and three-point bending tests, and finite element method analysis using elastic moduli obtained from these tests.