Applications of Carbon Nano Fibers

 

 

Carbon Nano Fiber Application examples include:

 

Typical Pyrograf® III Applications   Key Pyrograf® III Properties

Industrial applications:

• Silicon wafer production                   Electrical conductivity
• Batteries and fuel cells
• Disk drive components

Clean rooms

Automotive uses:                                       Electrical conductivity
Mechanical reinforcement                          Mechanical reinforcement

• Fuel systems
• Mirror housings
• Interior parts
• Bumpers & fenders
• Tires

Aerospace: 

• Aircraft braking systems                      Mechanical reinforcement                  Thermal management                             Thermal conductivity
• EMI/RFI shielding                                Electrical conductivity

Environmental and Chemical:

• Waste treatment                                 Adsorptive capability
• Purification

 

 

 

Thermoplastics	Thermoplastics	Elastomers
Polypropylene(PP) Polyethylene (PE) Polystyrene (PS) High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Acylonitrile-Butadience-Styrene (ABS)	Nylon 6 Nylon 6/6 Polycarbonate (PC) PC/ABS Alloy PC/PBT Alloy Acetal resins Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) Polyetherimide (PEI) Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)	Synthetic rubber compounds Natural rubber compounds

 

Power components

• Batteries
• Lithium, Lithium-Ion and Lithium Polymer Batteries
• Alkaline Batteries
• Fuel cells

Sheetgoods
Static dissipation

• Dust free handling trays for use in clean rooms
• Static free shipping and handling trays for explosive components
• Fuel loading systems
• Green tires

Toughness

• Rubber reinforcement
• Polymer reinforcement
• Crack mitigation in concrete

Conductivity

• Lightning rods
• Inherently conductive composite materials
• Green tires
• Adds electrical conductivity properties to fiberglass reinforced plastics

Body panels

• Electrostatically spray painted automotive fenders, bumpers and doors
• Class A finish for painting

Low cost carbon fiber

• Use of low cost raw materials
• Economies of scale

Aircraft braking systems

• Temperature dissipation
• Improved performance

Graphitic foam

• Thermal dissipation

Aerospace thermal treatment
Electromagnetic radiation shielding
Signature control
Supercapacitors
Thermally conductive adhesives
Electrically conductive adhesives