Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon Composites

Basics

• A Composite Material consisting of Carbon Fiber reinforcement suspended in an Artificial Graphite matrix
• Made via using Carbon Fiber (CF) matting, winding, or some sort of other "preform"
• The main variation in methodology is what process is used for the graphite production
• The Three Main Processes Are:
  • Liquid Impregnation
    • Via Pitch or Resin (Need to see if Thermoplastics are an option)
  • Chemical Vapor Infiltration or CVI
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition or CVD
• There are various grades, mainly in how the carbon fiber is arranged, and the purity of the final graphite

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon Composites
• A Video Lecture on the Subject by NPTEL