How carbon fiber is made (and why it may get banned)

Carbon fiber is a welcome addition to any performance car looking to shave some curb weight, but a potential EU ban could ...
JEC Composites

Carbon fibers from lignin – a new process for economical production

Carbon fibers are usually produced on an industrial scale from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The stabilization and carbonization of the fibers takes place with long dwell times in high-temperature furnaces ...
AZOM

How is Carbon Fiber Made?

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 ...
EurekAlert!

ORNL seeking US manufacturers to license low-cost carbon fiber process

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 22, 2016 - Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a production method they estimate will reduce the cost of carbon fiber as ...
CompositesWorld

Safran carbon-carbon aircraft brakes: New process, production sites, environmental achievements

This blog is a compilation of publicly available information on Safran Group’s (Paris, France) production of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (carbon/carbon) brake discs for aircraft. The company ...