Carbon Fiber: Definition and Its Properties
Carbon fiber is a material consisting of thin, strong crystalline filaments of carbon, essentially carbon atoms bonded together in long chains. The fibers are extremely stiff, strong, and light, and are used in many processes to create excellent structural materials.
Features of Carbon Fiber:
Carbon fiber offers a variety of benefits including:
- High stiffness and stiffness-to-weight ratio
- High tensile strength and strength-to-weight ratio
- High-temperature tolerance with special resins
- Low thermal expansion
- High chemical resistance
What Are the Properties of Carbon Fiber?
The non-mechanical properties of carbon fiber are:
- Electrically conductive
- Corrosion resistant
- Nonflammable
- Nontoxic
