Carbon fiber development: From polyethylene-based precursors to carbon fibers

Andreas De Palmenaer, Gisa Wortberg, Tim Rsding, Thomas Gries, Margareta Merke, Gunnar Seide

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Abstract

Polyacrylonitrile-based (PAN) carbon fibers (CF) provide outstanding mechanical properties combined with a low-weight which makes CF highly interesting for the automotive industry. The high market price of CF of around 20 £/kg is a limiting factor that prohibits the use of CF in the mass market. Alternatives to produce more affordable CF (5-12 £/kg) have been investigated by the ITA [1, 2].
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)204-205
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Fibers International
Volume67
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2017

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