Aligned short carbon fibre mats were prepared by the ERDE converging flow technique of fibre/glycerine dispersions. The fibre mats were subsequently impregnated with epoxy and compression molded to make composites. The aligned short fibre reinforced epoxies had Young's moduli and strengths higher than the theoretical estimates based on the modified Rule of Mixtures expressions. Stress-strain curves were all linear up to composite failure. This indicates progressive slip has not taken place. The work of fracture were much higher than the predicted values based on the contribution of both fibres fractured and fibres pulled-out.
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