Carbon fibres type UHM

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012944",
  "term": "Carbon fibres type UHM",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of carbon fibres with an exceptionally high Young's modulus, above 600 GPa, which is over half the in-plane elastic constant of a graphite single crystal. The stiffness comes from a highly graphitic structure with the layer planes aligned almost parallel to the fibre axis. Mesophase-pitch-based fibres are the usual source of this range.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "modulus of elasticity",
    "carbon fibre",
    "graphite"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 482 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/carbon-fibres-type-uhm/"
}