Comparative Study on Preparing Carbon Fibers Based on PAN Precursors with Different Comonomers

Two different PAN precursors with various comonomers were wet-spun.The properties and struc tural changes of PAN precursors and their evolution during preoxidation and carbonization process were characterized by the use of DSC, FTIR and traditional parameters, e g, tensile strength.It is demonstrated that acrylamide( AAM) is very effective to make the DSC peak be separated compared to methyl acrylate( MA ).As a result,carbon fibers developed from AAM-contained precursors have a better tetacity compared to those developed from MAcontained ones.