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The synthetic material known as a precursor (base fibre) is heated to extremely high temperatures, often as high as 2000 to 3000 degrees Celsius, to create carbon fibre fabrics. As a result, non-carbon molecules like oxygen and hydrogen are thrown away, creating tow, or bundles of continuous threads.
Textiles consisting of carbon fibres (CFTs) are artificial or synthetic. They can only be produced through a combination of mechanical and chemical processes, hence they don’t exist in the natural world. They were developed in the United States in the 1960s as textiles as a result of Cold War defence initiatives and the expanding space programme. They are a twentieth-century invention.
CFTs are employed in the aerospace (i.e., military and spaceflight), motorsports, and aerospace industries. Kevlar, which is used in bulletproof vests, is a good example. For civil engineering projects like roads and bridges, CTFs are also present in the liners and reinforcing materials.
In ships and other ocean-going boats, they are also used for heavy-duty sails. They even end up in appliances and electronics. Motorsports is another industry that makes use of carbon fibre textiles; you may find them in things like motorcycle racing gloves.
Global carbon fiber textiles market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
The lightweight, durable, and reasonably priced carbon fibre woven fabric was created by Teijin in Japan using its in-house tow-spreading technique. The novel woven fabric is manufactured using 3K (3,000) carbon fibre filament yarn for uses like vehicle interior materials and sporting goods that call for low weight and design flexibility.
When the 3K fabric was moulded into carbon fibre reinforced plastic, Teijin was able to thin it from a moulding thickness of 0.2 mm to roughly 0.15 mm, which is the same as that of 1K woven fabric (CFRP).
According to internal research conducted by the business, CFRP made using Teijin’s new fabric delivers improved smoothness compared to CFRP made with 1K carbon fibre woven fabric because of the flat undulations of the fabric’s crossing strands.
Additionally, according to a press release from Teijin, the great efficiency of its unique tow-spreading technology lowers the fabric cost below that of traditional 1K carbon fibre woven fabric.
