• Influence of Rheological Properties on the Structural and Mechanical Characteristics of Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers

  • Byungwook Youn, Yangyul Ju, Hae Reum Shin*, Kwang Youn Cho*,† , Man Tae Kim*,† , and Doo Jin Lee†

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju 61186, Korea
    *Aerospace&Defense R&D Group, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 101 Soho-ro, Jinju 52851, Korea

  • 피치계 탄소섬유의 유변학적 거동과 섬유의 구조적 및 기계적 특성 상관관계 분석

  • 윤병욱 · 주양율 · 신해름* · 조광연*,† · 김만태*,† · 이두진†

  • 전남대학교 고분자공학과, *한국세라믹기술원 항공복합소재센터

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(5): 610-617

    Published online Sep 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.5.610
  • Received on Mar 10, 2025
  • Revised on Apr 22, 2025
  • Accepted on Apr 22, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Kwang Youn Cho* , Man Tae Kim* , and Doo Jin Lee

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju 61186, Korea
    *Aerospace&Defense R&D Group, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 101 Soho-ro, Jinju 52851, Korea

  • E-mail: kycho@kicet.re.kr, ginggiscan@kicet.re.kr, dlee@chonnam.ac.kr