CFC
CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED CARBON
CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED CARBON
The tailor-made composite material for extreme stresses
- CFC is for a high-strength composite material consisting of a carbon or graphite matrix with carbon fiber reinforcement. this combination of carbon or graphite with carbon fibers unites the many and varied favourable material properties of fiber composites with those of electrographite.
Properties
- Heat resistance under protective gas up to temperatures in excess of 2000℃
- High specific strength and rigidity
- Low density and open porosity
- Low thermal expansion
- Extremely high resistance to thermal shock
- Electrical conductivity
- Anisotropy : in materials with aligned carbon fibers the flexural and tensile strength and also the electrical and thermal conductivity have different values parallel to the fiber from those perpendicular to the fiber or layer
- Excellent resistance to alternating loads, even at relatively high temperatures
- Pseudoplastic fracture behavior
- Corrosion resistance and resistance to radiation
- Very low creep
- Production of high-purity grades possible
Material |
Type of fiber |
Standard fiber |
Forms |
Preferrde uses, |
1001G |
Staple fiber fabric |
0°/90° |
Sheets |
Furnace construction |
1501G |
Roving fabrics |
A : 0°/90° |
Sheets and |
High-tech uses |
2001G |
Wound rovings |
A : [(±20°) 2x (±90°) 1x ] nx |
pipes, axially |
Moulds for hot compression |
3001G |
Felt |
Random orientation |
Sheets, blocks |
Glass industry |
The 4000-series material grades are in the course of development |
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4012G |
Chopped fibers |
Random orientation |
Sheets |
Furnace construction |
※ 0°corresponds to the alignment of the warp fibers or the axis of rotation of a winding mandrel
Process
Carbon fibers
Basis:PAN, cellulose or pitch; various textile forms such as rovings, chopped fibers, yarns, felts, nonwovens, warp cloths, tapes, woven fabrics
Resins/pitches
phenolic and furan resins; pitches with different softening points for various uses
Combined processing
of fiber products and binders, eg into
- prepregs and laminates
- Impregnated felts
- Moulding compounds
- Wound components
Shaping
Densification and hardening
Baking
Impregnation and rebaking Graphitizing
Machingng
Upgrading measures
- Application of anti-oxidation finish
- Coating with silicon carbide
- Post-purification to a very low ash content
Property |
Material type |
1001G |
1601G |
1501G |
2001G/O |
3001G |
4012G |
Heat treatment |
℃ |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
Bulk density |
g/㎤ |
1.34-1.38 |
1.36-1.42 |
1.45-1.49 |
1.56 |
≒1.0 |
1.4-1.5 |
Porosity, open |
% |
18-25 |
11-15 |
10-12 |
n.d |
n.d |
n.d |
Flexural strength,⊥ |
MPa |
100-120 |
150-200 |
250-300 |
80-90 |
≒30 |
35-40 |
Flexural modulus |
GPa |
28-33 |
55-65 |
70-80 |
25-30 |
≒10 |
20-25 |
Tensile strength,∥ |
MPa |
55-65 |
300-350 |
320-400 |
n.d |
compressive
strength ⊥, |
compressive |
Resistivity at 20℃,∥ |
Ω㎛ |
28-32 |
25-30 |
24-25 |
24 |
25-30 |
- |
Coefficient of |
㎠/s |
7·10 -2 |
0.3 |
5·10 -2 |
n.d |
n.d |
- |
Interlaminar |
MPa |
10-12 |
8-11 |
11-15 |
5-7 |
- |
- |
⊥
Measured perpendicularly to the plane of the laminate
∥
Measured parallel to the plane of the laminate
n.d
= no data available