Carbon Fibers, having supreme characteristics, are adopted in wide varieties of uses. Suppliers are able to provide, by using different raw material and applying divergent production processes, wide diversity of the fibers having different specifications. Please find below diversified types and respective features of the fibers.
A type of the fiber, produced by carbonization of PAN precursor (PAN: Polyacrylonitrile), having high tensile strength and high elastic modulus, extensively applied for structural material composites in aerospace and industrial field and sporting / recreational goods.
Another type of the fiber, produced by carbonization of oil/coal pitch precursor, having extensive properties from low elastic modulus to ultra high elastic modulus. Fibers with ultra high elastic modulus are extensively adopted in high stiffness components and various uses as utilizing high thermal conductivity and / or electric conductivity.
Tensile elastic modulus: 600 GPa or higher
Tensile strength: 2,500 MPa or higher
Tensile elastic modulus: 350-600 GPa
Tensile strength: 2,500 MPa or higher
Tensile elastic modulus: 280-350 GPa
Tensile strength: 3,500 MPa or higher
Tensile elastic modulus: 200-280 GPa
Tensile strength: approximately 2,500 MPa or higher
Tensile elastic modulus: 200 GPa or lower
Tensile strength: 3,500 MPa or lower
There are two types of Carbon Fibers: Filament and Staple. In the subsequent processing, the fibers are given varieties of the final product forms.
