Carbon fiber is a welcome addition to any performance car looking to shave some curb weight, but a potential EU ban could ...
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an innovative new technique using carbon nanofibers to enhance binding in carbon fiber and ...
Carbon fibers consist of thin filaments (5–10 micrometers in diameter) made of long chains of carbon atoms arranged in a polycrystalline structure. These fibers contain 92–100 wt% anisotropic carbon ...
Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC (ACF, Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.) has developed patented processes and materials that enable ultra-high temperature (UHT) ceramic matrix composites (CMC) and metal matrix ...
New carbon nanofiber technique boosts binding in fiber-reinforced composites, improving strength and lightness for aerospace and automotive materials. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the U.S.