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Carbon Fibers Paul J. Walsh, Zoltek Corporation CARBON FIBERS, after a 40 year period of Overall carbon fiber demand grew to approx- cial applications. In 1995, one manufacturer an- development and use in specialized applications, imately 1000 metric tons by 1980, fueled pri- nounced the goal of reaching a price level of $5/ are now on the brink of broad commercializa- marily by the aerospace industry, with the sport- lb ($11/kg) by the year 2000, which brought alot tion. Their use is growing rapidly, fueled by sig- ing goods industry taking some excess capacity of attention to and greatly accelerated applica- nificant price reductions during the 1990s and and off-specification fiber. Polyacrylonitrile- tion development (Ref 6). An overall trend of increasing availability. Changes in the perfor- based carbon fiber usage had exceeded all other improved performance/price ratio for both pitch mance/price ratio have resulted in the increased precursors at that time. This was a surprise to and PAN fiber manufacturers has sustained this penetration of composites into applications for- some, since the anticipation in the late 1970s had growth. merly held by metals and has enabled their use been that the significantly lower raw material Carbon fiber demand has grown to an esti- in other applications previously not possible price and higher char yield of pitch would result mated 16 106 kg (35 106 lb) per year (Ref with existing materials. Additionally, market in the winning combination. However, higher 7). Usage in 1997 was estimated at 30% aero- conditions increasingly favor designs for com- processing costs ar