Structural changes which accompany the catalytic graphitization of carbon have been investigated. Utilizing X-ray diffraction and high temperature microscopy techniques, the effectiveness of various additives in promoting the formation of graphite from a variety of carbon materials of varying degree
Microscopic observations of hard carbon heat-treated under pressure
โ Scribed by K. Kamiya; M. Inagaki; T. Noda
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-6223
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โฆ Synopsis
The two hard carbons PH-7, a phenolformaldehyde resin char carbonized to 700ยฐC and PH-15, which was the same PH-7 heat-treated for 60min at 1500ยฐC under reduced pressure, were heat-treated at various temperatures under pressure of 5 kbar and examined using a polarized light microscope. Bright golden-yellow areas with birefringence are observed at contacts between angular grains and these areas increase with the increase in HTT. The percentage increase in these optically anisotropic areas corresponds to the increase in the content of the graphitic component as determined by X-rays. The results show that large strains due to the concentration of the compressive stress at the contacts of the grains causes graphitization of hard carbons.
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