Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Price Trend and Forecast

About

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) is a robust and lightweight reinforced plastic made up of carbon fibers. CFRP is five times lighter than steel and has only about 60 percent of the weight of aluminum. Owing to its high load-bearing capacity and thermal expansion, its demand is increasing for consumer and technical applications. CFRP is a material consisting of several constituents: a base or carrier substance, also called a matrix (usually a resin), and a second reinforcing component, the carbon fiber, embedded in the matrix.

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Production Processes

• CFRP Production from Pitch; CFRP Production via Carbonization

The production of CFRP from pitch takes place in many steps. In the first step, all the impurities that affect the tensile strength of carbon fibers are removed, and the pitch is subjected to spinning. Then thermosetting of the pitch is carried out. This process is one of the most challenging processes.

Thermosetting uses an oxidation reaction, and it is imperative to remove heat from pitch fiber. Too fast a thermosetting response cause it to melt the surface of the fiber and stick to each other. To avoid this phenomenon, we must use a slow thermosetting reaction. Then the carbonization is carried out, and the desired product is obtained.

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