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. 2019 Feb 15;12(4):579. doi: 10.3390/ma12040579

Table 1.

Fibres and cured plies main properties.

Skyflex UIN020 [3] North M55JB/epoxy [18]
Fibres properties
Carbon fibres type Pyrofil MR60H 24P (12k) Toray M55JB
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Rayon Toray
Elastic modulus (GPa) 290 540
Strain to failure (%) 1.9 0.8
Tensile strength (MPa) 5.68 4.02
Density (kg/m3) 1.81 1.91
Cured ply properties
Manufacturer Skyflex-SK Chemicals North TPT
Fibre volume fraction (%) 47.8 51.3
Cured ply thickness (µm) 25.4 30.8
Initial modulus (GPa) 140.4 277.1