Carbon Fibres, Carbon-Polymer Composites and Carbon-Carbon Composites Carbon-Polymer composites consist of carbon fibres, either unidirectional, woven or knitted or 3-Dimensional embedded in a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix can be either a thermosetting resin such as epoxy or a thermoplastic resin such as PEEK. While woven carbon fibre is available un-coated for use in wet lay up manufacturing, the majority of carbon fibre is pre-coated or pre-impregnated (pre-preg) with the polymer. Carbon-carbon composites consist of …showed first 75 words of 2082 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2082 total…Tab/>600-700 <Tab/>200-350 Compressive Strength (MPa) <Tab/>110-200 <Tab/>500-800 <Tab/>150-200 Fracture Energy (kJm-2) <Tab/>0.07-0.09 <Tab/>1.4-2.0 <Tab/>5-10 Oxidation resistance <Tab/>v.low <Tab/>poor <Tab/>better than graphite