Carbon Fibers
Carbon fiber is a high-performance reinforcement widely employed in composite materials due to its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness. Composed of thin strands of carbon atoms, these fibers are renowned for their incredible durability and resistance to various environmental factors. In composite applications, carbon fiber offers outstanding structural support while remaining lightweight, making it a preferred choice in aerospace, automotive, and sports equipment.
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Hartzell’s carbon fiber Pathfinder is approved for Aviat Husky
Three-blade composite propeller has received supplemental type certification and can replace existing two-bladed propellers on Husky aircraft models.
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McLaren Automotive celebrates 1995 win with special edition 750S coupe
Celebratory 750S super car pays homage to McLaren’s 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans win, featuring a host of additional composite component innovations, color choices and other vehicle enhancements.
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Dow to sell 50% ownership in DowAksa carbon fiber JV
Dow agrees to sell half of its interest in DowAksa to its 50/50 joint venture partner Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. in an effort to focus more on core, high-value downstream businesses.
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Rocket Lab continues building access to space with latest launch vehicle missions
Successful execution of multiple customer missions with reusable composite Neutron and Electron rockets as well as new partnerships highlight Rocket Lab’s expertise.
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AMSL Aero makes H2 testing milestones for hybrid Vertiia eVTOL
Bankstown and Wellington fuel cell work has helped to verify Vertiia’s powertrain while also feeding electricity into the airport grid, bringing the composites-intensive Australian aircraft closer to flight.
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HRC highlights automotive material innovation, scalable manufacturing and sustainable systems
The composites company is meeting the transition to electrification and vehicle lightweighting via hybrid monocoques, use of thermoplastic composites and carbon fiber and recycling.
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Hexcel, Specialty Materials launch boron fiber-infused high modulus carbon fiber
High-compression, hybridized unidirectional prepreg targets advanced commercial and military application opportunities.
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Fujian Fuwei selects Harper for commercial-scale carbon fiber equipment
Complete carbonization line will support Fujian’s initial carbon fiber production capacity of 4,000 metric tons/year, and future 50,000 metric ton/year capacity.
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Dymag partnership advances carbon fiber wheel market reach
Collaboration between Dymag, Borbet and AIM Co. Ltd. aims to establish a robust, high-quality carbon fiber hybrid wheel supply solution for global automotive and motorcycle markets.
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Industrial Fan Services designs CFRP centrifugal fan impellers
Compared to metallic options, the company has found CFRP impellers boast higher strength and operational life for industrial settings.
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Exel Composites supports resilience of biomimetic hydrokinetic system by EEL Energy
Exel adapted carbon fiber profiles originally designed for wind turbines to meet the low-drag, high-flexibility and long-term fatigue performance demands of this renewable energy system’s nature-inspired membrane.
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Porsche develops TABASKO method for lightweight vehicle series production
Patented carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene tape-based process supports cost reduction, light weight and thinner walls without sacrificing rigidity.
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CIRA qualifies CMC structures for the reusable Space Rider
Italian team designs, builds and tests multiple large, complex thermal protection system structures made from patented ISiComp C/C-SiC ceramic matrix composites.
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Post Cure: Composite assemblies orchestrate smaller satellite designs, payload flexibility
CubeSats have become key to space exploration and R&T development, though they are often expensive to build and launch. Funded efforts like the DiskSat program aim at mitigating these challenges.
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Aerospace prepregs with braided reinforcement demonstrate improved production rates, cost
A recent time study compares the layup of a wing spar using prepreg with A&P’s TX-45 continuous braided reinforcement versus traditional twill woven prepreg.
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Addressing rivet hole drilling challenges for aerospace composites
Kennametal explores technological advancements in composite drilling, including stacked laminates, to meet aerospace applications and sustainability challenges.
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Recycled carbon fiber composite panels power 40% lighter, durable semi-rigid solar panels
Designed for auxiliary power use while traveling via boat or RV, Italian startup Levante’s custom flexible or standardized semi-rigid solar panels combine the benefits of ReCarbon’s rCF and thermoplastics.
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In oil and gas, an additive manufacturing standard (API 20T) will aid adoption of composites
Polymer AM equipment maker Roboze sees how the oil and gas industry’s way forward with additive is like that of another high-stakes industry, aerospace, and also different in important aspects.
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