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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.

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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 1.80 g/ccTypical fiber property
Filler Content 62.0 %Fiber Volume of Typical epoxy composite
Filament Diameter 6.9 µm
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Tensile Strength, Yield 2140 MPaTypical epoxy composite
 4470 MPaTypical fiber property
Elongation at Break 1.9 %Calculated from tow test data
Tensile Modulus 136 GPaTypical epoxy composite
 221 GPaTypical fiber property; Chord 6000-1000
Flexural Strength 1725 MPaTypical epoxy composite
Flexural Modulus 128 GPaTypical epoxy composite
Shear Strength 124 MPaTypical epoxy composite
 
Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Carbon, C 94 %Fiber
 
Descriptive Properties
Approximate Yield (m/g)1.2512K
 2.56K
 53K
Filament ShapeRound
Tow Cross-Sectional Area (mm2)0.113K
 0.226K
 0.4412K
TwistNone
Weight/Length (g/m)0.23K
 0.46K
 0.812K

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