ADVANTAGES OF CARBON FABRICS

Carbon is a composite material and thus distinguishes clearly from quasi-isotropic materials like steel or aluminum.

The following is an overview of carbon properties:

• Density 1,5 to 1,6g/cm³
• Anisotropic material properties (direction dependent)
• thermal expansion -0,1*10^-6/K along the fiber
• High strength and stiffness-weight ratio
• High vibration resistance
• good formability
• radiolucent
• High corrosion resistance compared with metals (depending on medium, concentration, exposure time and temperature)

This offers the following benefits:

• The low weight results in a low mass inertia for rapid accelerations.
• The very low thermal expansion offers maximum accuracy for measuring devices at fluctuating temperatures. No readjustment required.
• Greater flexibility in design thanks to extreme possibilities of forming.  
• Interesting optical effects.

We are pleased to advise you in the use of carbon for your application.