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The Effect of Moisture on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites. I. Diffusion

Mathematical models are suggested for calculating the reduced moisture diffusivities in unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced composites with hexagonal and tetragonal fiber alignment, parallel and perpendicular to the fiber direction, as a function of fiber volume fraction. The effective diffusion coefficients measured perpendicular to the fiber direction of 6 carbon fiber composites were determined as a function of temperature and relative humidity. The knowledge of the diffusion coefficients as a function of temperature, relative humidity, fiber volume fraction and composite geometry allow the prediction of the internal moisture distribution in a composite if the environment can be specified. A few simple examples have been illustrated. (Author).

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