CFRP Carbon Profiles are extruder-produced modified plastics made from thermoplastic resins filled with a short-cut or long-cut Carbon fibers or continuous Carbon fibers. With high mechanical properties, strength is not inferior to metal, can replace aluminum alloy, copper, steel, and so on.

Made of fiber and polypropylene, carbon fiber is heat-resistant, has lower specific gravity than aluminum and glass fiber, and is as strong as steel and aluminum when combined with plastic. However, the cost of CFRP is much higher than that of GFRP (glass fiber reinforced plastic), which is mostly limited to aerospace and sporting goods.

In 1979, Ford Motor Company published a new idea of using GFRP to make light experimental vehicles, in which using CFRP of about 300kg, the fuel consumption can be reduced by about 35%. CFRP Carbon Profiles are applied to the body panel, and other functional parts such as the drive shaft and plate spring, and also try to apply to the engine body and connecting rod, piston, and other parts.

CFRP Carbon Profiles materials are light, high stiffness, and strength, due to the material's anisotropy, the design can be in the desired direction to maintain its strength and stiffness. The elastic modulus of CFRP is 4 ~ 9 times that of GFRP and 3 ~ 4 times that of metal material. If mass production, the cost will be further reduced, so it will be a composite material with high expectations.

There are other advantages over metals:

1. Lighter than metal effectively reduces product weight.

2. can carry on the complex product design, the production processing.

3. Use It for special purpose bearings, gears, and piston rings because of its self-lubricating properties.

4. Good chemical resistance, acid and alkali resistance, corrosion resistance in various environments, in seawater service life than steel parts longer service life, reduce maintenance costs.

At present, some engineering plastics modification plants are actively launching or improving their material system to deal with the way to replace steel with plastic lightweight. Give materials unrivaled design potential and enable manufacturers to produce high-performance components that meet the requirements, carbon fiber composite modified engineering plastics are ideal substitutes for metals in many fields such as automobile, home appliances, and industry.

NHC is a global manufacturer of FRP composites to provide safer and more sustainable customized product solutions to customers around the world. If you would like to purchase CFRP Carbon Profiles, please contact us at sales@nhcfrp.com.