Carbon fibre processing

Carbon fibre is well-known for its use for high-performance cars, sports equipment and other sophisticated mechanical applications. Another field of application can be found wherever high corrosion resistance is required.

Carbon-fibre parts are therefore commonly used in the automotive and aircraft as well as the shipbuilding and railway industries. Its excellent usable features make this material unique for use in many sports and leisure applications. Nowadays, carbon fibres are widely used for the manufacture of products such as tennis rackets or hockey sticks. Carbon is largely applied in the manufacture of road and mountain bikes. Almost every essential part of the bike such as the frame, seat pillar, handlebar and fork are made from carbon fibres today due to their excellent mechanical properties and weight reduction potential.
There is nothing special about the use of carbon fibres for some bowed instruments such as violins and cellos as alternative material instead of the commonly used wood species.

Use of carbon materials is not restricted to car tuning parts only. This material is widely used in almost all industrial sectors, especially due to its excellent formability and extremely low weight.

Carbon fibres are used for the manufacture of composite materials featuring high strength and low weight. Considering their excellent features (strength, low weight, non-flammability, good electrical conductivity and low thermal conductivity) these fibres are the most suitable for a wide array of applications in the mechanical engineering and aircraft industries as well as the astronautics and many other sectors.

Carbon fibres – alternatively called graphite fibres contain carbon in various modifications. The fibre is a long and thin strand of material with a diameter ranging from 5 to 8μm which is composed mainly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in microscopic crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fibre. The crystal alignment makes the fibre incredibly strong for its size.
Fibre density is approx. 1750 kg/m³. Several thousands of carbon fibres are twisted together to form a yarn, which may be used by itself or woven into a fabric.