Advancements in Carbon Nanofiber Composites Technology Could Dramatically Reduce Aerospace Materials Production Costs

摘要

Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (ML) are developing a cost-effective way of producing carbon nanofiber composites, which can be used to build military and commercial aerospace components.The new production method uses vapor-grown carbon fiber technology to make composite materials capable of providing the high stiffness, and thermal conductivity require for military and commercial aerospace applications, but at a fraction of the cost.