Date of download: 10/11/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Method for Direct Measurement of On-Axis Carbon Fiber Thermal Diffusivity Using the Laser Flash Technique J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. 2016;9(1):014502-014502-3. doi:10.1115/1.4034853 Figure Legend: L to R: collimated fibers in shrink wrap, Teflon tape sealed end, embedded in epoxy and cured, cut using diamond saw, and final specimen to be cut into wafers for LFA characterization

Date of download: 10/11/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Method for Direct Measurement of On-Axis Carbon Fiber Thermal Diffusivity Using the Laser Flash Technique J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. 2016;9(1):014502-014502-3. doi:10.1115/1.4034853 Figure Legend: SEM images of LFA sample of IM7 fiber—(left) low-magnification view showing collimated fiber bundle in the center, with epoxy about the perimeter and (right) zoomed view showing aligned fibers

Date of download: 10/11/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Method for Direct Measurement of On-Axis Carbon Fiber Thermal Diffusivity Using the Laser Flash Technique J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. 2016;9(1):014502-014502-3. doi:10.1115/1.4034853 Figure Legend: LFA on-axis thermal diffusivity at 25 °C under roughing and turbo vacuum of (left) intermediate modulus PAN-based IM7 and UKY spun PAN-based carbon fibers and (right) high-modulus mesophase pitch-based K100 and high-modulus PAN-based M55J carbon fibers