A large market for composite structural components may be opening up within a decade, and recycled carbon fiber may be the key. At least, this seems to be the promise proffered by the recent ...

In the crashworthiness of automotive structures, the primary issues to the automotive industry are the overall economy and the weight of the material. To reduce the weight and improve the fuel economy ...

Much has been said about the potential for carbon fiber use in wind energy systems. The driver for its use is the need to optimize stiffness-to-weight as wind turbine designers increase blade length ...

The first Boeing 787 was delivered on September 26th 2011, an aircraft on which hundreds of HexMC parts from Hexcel have been certified. HexMC is a new product form of composite material which is ...

Lightweight yet strong and resistant to corrosion and weathering, carbon fiber–reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are used in aircraft, shipping containers, natural gas storage tanks, wind turbine blades, ...

The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA, Brussels; has announced the launch of Carbon Fiber Europe, a new ...

Now that carbon-fiber composites have migrated from the world of blank-check motorsports to semiaffordable production cars such as the BMW i3 and Chevrolet Corvette, what’s next? Is there another ...

The longest-running Ford Mustang, the third-generation Fox-body, was introduced in 1979 and remained in production until 1993. Almost 30 years later and the third-gen Mustang is one of the most ...

Chinese state-owned chemical giant Sinochem International has launched a high-performance epoxy resin solution to solve the problem of hydrogen storage and transportation. This solution is applied to ...