Research Article

Fabrication of Tantalum and Hafnium Carbide Fibers via ForcespinningTM for Ultrahigh-Temperature Applications

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(a) Viscosity versus shear rate of w/w PAN/DMF solution as a function of PAN content. (b) Specific viscosity vs. vol % PAN solution. (c) Comparison of 15 wt % PAN solution to 13 wt % PAN-Ta-OR precursor solution, showing similar high shear rate flow properties.
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