Overview of materials for Epoxy/Carbon Fiber Composite

Categories: Polymer; Thermoset; Epoxy; Epoxy/Carbon Fiber Composite

Material This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Epoxy/Carbon Fiber Composite". Each property range of values
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Physical Properties Metric English Comments
Density  1.15 - 2.25 g/cc 0.0415 - 0.0813 lb/in³ Average value: 1.40 g/cc Grade Count:85
Filler Content  40 - 60 % 40 - 60 % Average value: 50.0 % Grade Count:14
Water Absorption  0.80 - 3.9 % 0.80 - 3.9 % Average value: 2.87 % Grade Count:3
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium  <= 1.0 % <= 1.0 % Average value: 1.00 % Grade Count:2
@Temperature 71.1 - 71.1 °C @Temperature 160 - 160 °F
Viscosity  25000 - 450000 cP 25000 - 450000 cP Average value: 242000 cP Grade Count:6
  2000 - 100000 cP 2000 - 100000 cP Average value: 27000 cP Grade Count:12
@Temperature 60.0 - 150 °C @Temperature 140 - 302 °F
Linear Mold Shrinkage  0.00 - 0.0014 cm/cm 0.00 - 0.0014 in/in Average value: 0.000539 cm/cm Grade Count:18
Outgassing - Total Mass Loss  0.020 - 0.70 % 0.020 - 0.70 % Average value: 0.290 % Grade Count:11
 
Mechanical Properties Metric English Comments
Hardness, Barcol  60 - 65 60 - 65 Average value: 63.3 Grade Count:3
Hardness, Shore D  85 - 90 85 - 90 Average value: 88.3 Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Ultimate  0.917 - 3790 MPa 133 - 550000 psi Average value: 878 MPa Grade Count:110
  4.37128 - 3013.01 MPa 634.001 - 437001 psi Average value: 1030 MPa Grade Count:35
@Temperature -73.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -99.4 - 351 °F
Tensile Strength, Yield  4.62 - 3220 MPa 670 - 467000 psi Average value: 1250 MPa Grade Count:46
  2.965 - 2137 MPa 430.0 - 309900 psi Average value: 945 MPa Grade Count:19
@Temperature -59.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -74.2 - 351 °F
Elongation at Break  0.43 - 11 % 0.43 - 11 % Average value: 1.55 % Grade Count:17
  0.50 - 1.35 % 0.50 - 1.35 % Average value: 1.08 % Grade Count:2
@Temperature -55.0 - 71.0 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 160 °F
Modulus of Elasticity  2.62 - 520 GPa 380 - 75400 ksi Average value: 95.2 GPa Grade Count:154
  4.74 - 323 GPa 687 - 46800 ksi Average value: 96.9 GPa Grade Count:54
@Temperature -73.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -99.4 - 351 °F
Flexural Yield Strength  22.6 - 6860 MPa 3280 - 995000 psi Average value: 1010 MPa Grade Count:91
  399.896 - 4750.49 MPa 58000.1 - 689001 psi Average value: 1010 MPa Grade Count:31
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Flexural Modulus  3.38 - 638 GPa 490 - 92500 ksi Average value: 90.6 GPa Grade Count:92
  37.0 - 285 GPa 5370 - 41300 ksi Average value: 98.0 GPa Grade Count:30
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Compressive Yield Strength  50.0 - 1870 MPa 7250 - 271000 psi Average value: 725 MPa Grade Count:124
  93.9 - 1862 MPa 13600 - 270100 psi Average value: 706 MPa Grade Count:67
@Temperature -73.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -99.4 - 351 °F
Compressive Modulus  5.86 - 305 GPa 850 - 44200 ksi Average value: 82.3 GPa Grade Count:90
  5.75 - 285 GPa 834 - 41300 ksi Average value: 86.0 GPa Grade Count:47
@Temperature -73.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -99.4 - 351 °F
Ultimate Bearing Strength  965 - 1240 MPa 140000 - 180000 psi Average value: 1090 MPa Grade Count:3
Bearing Yield Strength  580 - 848 MPa 84100 - 123000 psi Average value: 741 MPa Grade Count:3
Poissons Ratio  0.020 - 0.95 0.020 - 0.95 Average value: 0.293 Grade Count:14
  0.070 - 0.96 0.070 - 0.96 Average value: 0.583 Grade Count:5
@Temperature -73.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -99.4 - 351 °F
Shear Modulus  1.93 - 5.60 GPa 280 - 812 ksi Average value: 4.16 GPa Grade Count:33
  0.700 - 5.72 GPa 102 - 830 ksi Average value: 3.11 GPa Grade Count:17
@Temperature -70.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -94.0 - 351 °F
Shear Strength  6.89 - 590 MPa 1000 - 85600 psi Average value: 85.3 MPa Grade Count:110
  26.2 - 164.095 MPa 3800 - 23800.0 psi Average value: 66.1 MPa Grade Count:54
@Temperature -73.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -99.4 - 351 °F
Izod Impact, Notched  8.00 - 15.0 J/cm 15.0 - 28.1 ft-lb/in Average value: 10.4 J/cm Grade Count:4
Tensile Impact Strength  12.0 - 130 kJ/m² 5.71 - 61.9 ft-lb/in² Average value: 54.6 kJ/m² Grade Count:14
 
Electrical Properties Metric English Comments
Electrical Resistivity  100 - 1.30e+13 ohm-cm 100 - 1.30e+13 ohm-cm Average value: 1.00e+12 ohm-cm Grade Count:5
 
Thermal Properties Metric English Comments
CTE, linear  -0.700 - 186 µm/m-°C -0.389 - 103 µin/in-°F Average value: 23.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:13

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CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow  2.10 - 225 µm/m-°C 1.17 - 125 µin/in-°F Average value: 82.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:3
Specific Heat Capacity  1.00 - 1.20 J/g-°C 0.239 - 0.287 BTU/lb-°F Average value: 1.13 J/g-°C Grade Count:3
Thermal Conductivity  0.220 - 400 W/m-K 1.53 - 2780 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F Average value: 78.8 W/m-K Grade Count:12
Maximum Service Temperature, Air  71.0 - 300 °C 160 - 572 °F Average value: 125 °C Grade Count:67
Minimum Service Temperature, Air  -59.0 - 10.0 °C -74.2 - 50.0 °F Average value: -18.3 °C Grade Count:7
Glass Transition Temp, Tg  45.0 - 370 °C 113 - 698 °F Average value: 154 °C Grade Count:63
 
Processing Properties Metric English Comments
Processing Temperature  50.0 - 179 °C 122 - 355 °F Average value: 133 °C Grade Count:49
Cure Time  5.00 - 1080 min 0.0833 - 18.0 hour Average value: 201 min Grade Count:8
  0.500 - 4200 min 0.00833 - 70.0 hour Average value: 266 min Grade Count:25
@Temperature 10.0 - 160 °C @Temperature 50.0 - 320 °F
Pot Life  75.0 min 75.0 min Average value: 75.0 min Grade Count:5

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