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Composite materials are engineered combinations of two or more distinct materials, merging their individual properties to create a new material with enhanced characteristics. Typically composed of a reinforcing phase (like fibers or particles) embedded within a matrix (often a polymer, metal, or ceramic), composites leverage the strengths of each component to achieve superior strength, stiffness, lightness, or other desirable attributes. Their versatility extends across industries, from aerospace and automotive to construction and sports equipment, where their tailored design and exceptional properties offer solutions for high-performance applications.
Recycling in composites manufacturing is an evolving endeavor aimed at addressing sustainability challenges. Unlike traditional materials, composites often pose recycling complexities due to their multi-component nature. However, innovative techniques are emerging to tackle this issue. Methods like pyrolysis, mechanical recycling, and chemical processes are being developed to efficiently recover valuable components from composite waste, such as fibers or matrix materials.
Carbon fiber is a high-performance reinforcement widely employed in composite materials due to its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness. Composed of thin strands of carbon atoms, these fibers are renowned for their incredible durability and resistance to various environmental factors. In composite applications, carbon fiber offers outstanding structural support while remaining lightweight, making it a preferred choice in aerospace, automotive, and sports equipment.
Reinforcements in composites are crucial elements that fortify the overall structure by providing strength, stiffness, and tailored properties to the material. Typically in the form of fibers, such as carbon, glass, or aramid, these reinforcements are strategically embedded within a matrix material, often a polymer, to create composite materials. The choice of reinforcement dictates the final characteristics of the composite, with each type offering distinct advantages: carbon fibers for high strength and stiffness, glass fibers for cost-effectiveness and corrosion resistance, and aramid fibers for exceptional impact resistance.
Exel adapted carbon fiber profiles originally designed for wind turbines to meet the low-drag, high-flexibility and long-term fatigue performance demands of this renewable energy system’s nature-inspired membrane.
Stratview gives a commercial perspective on the challenges and opportunities present in the evolving carbon fiber recycling industry.
The new Hamilton facility, equipped with advanced tools like a large autoclave, and AFP machine and expanded clean rooms, boosts Janicki’s ability to deliver complex aerospace composites at greater scale.
Dallara and Tenowo collaborate to produce a race-ready Formula 2 seat using recycled carbon fiber, reducing CO2 emissions by 97.5% compared to virgin materials.
After significant losses in 2023, SGL Carbon reviews all options for its Carbon Fibers Business Unit including a partial or complete divestment.
A $50 million investment further supports Eclipse, a platform built upon the success of Firefly’s carbon fiber Alpha and Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket with a leap in power, performance and payload capacity.
JEC World 2025: Gurit celebrates 190 years with a display of its product variety — from Spabond 400, resins, prepregs and Gurit PET to BalsaFlex, Opticore and other core systems.
The National Composites Center is to build precursor and carbon fiber research lines to enable innovation in U.K. composites production.
Space rocket company to join $5.6 billion National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, an opportunity to on-ramp its carbon fiber composite Neutron vehicle.
The $4.5 million project, designed to triple throughput and cut oxidation energy consumption, will prove the company’s technology at commercial scale for prospective customers.
