Hexcel® HexTow® AS2C Carbon Fiber

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Hexcel® HexTow® AS2C Carbon Fiber (discontinued **)
Categories:	Carbon; Carbon Fiber/Carbon Fibre
Material Notes:	HexTow™ AS2C carbon fiber is a continuous, high strength, high strain, PAN based fiber available in 3,000 (3K), 6,000 (6K), and 12,000 (12K) filament count tows. This fiber has been surface treated and can be sized to improve its interlaminar shear properties, handling characteristics, and structural properties. Suggested for use in weaving, prepregging, filament winding, pultrusion, and molding compounds. Information provided by Hexcel
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.80 g/cc	0.0650 lb/in³	Typical fiber property
Filler Content	62.0 %	62.0 %	Fiber Volume of Typical epoxy composite
Filament Diameter	6.9 µm	6.9 µm

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength, Yield	2140 MPa	310000 psi	Typical epoxy composite
	4470 MPa	648000 psi	Typical fiber property
Elongation at Break	1.9 %	1.9 %	Calculated from tow test data
Tensile Modulus	136 GPa	19700 ksi	Typical epoxy composite
	221 GPa	32100 ksi	Typical fiber property; Chord 6000-1000
Flexural Strength	1725 MPa	250200 psi	Typical epoxy composite
Flexural Modulus	128 GPa	18600 ksi	Typical epoxy composite
Shear Strength	124 MPa	18000 psi	Typical epoxy composite

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Carbon, C	94 %	94 %	Fiber

Descriptive Properties
Approximate Yield (m/g)	1.25		12K
	2.5		6K
	5		3K
Filament Shape	Round
Tow Cross-Sectional Area (mm2)	0.11		3K
	0.22		6K
	0.44		12K
Twist	None
Weight/Length (g/m)	0.2		3K
	0.4		6K
	0.8		12K

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