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The effects of evaporated pure nickel coatings on the room-temperature fracture strength and microstructure of individual carbon fibres have been investigated. The fracture strength of a nickel-coated fibre was not affected by anneals in a 10−6 torr vacuum below 1000°C. However, after higher temperature anneals a reduction in strength was noted, the magnitude of which was time-dependent, but almost independent of the thickness of the coating. The reduction in strength was not related to fibre recrystallisation, but appeared to be controlled by the formation of a carbon-nickel interface, with an energy for adhesion of approximately 110 kcal mole−1.
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Barclay, R.B., Bonfield, W. Carbon fibre/nickel compatibility. J Mater Sci 6, 1076–1083 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980606
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980606