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Carbon fiber is a material with is made of extremely thin fibers of about diameter 0.005 to 0.010mm  and composed of mostly carbon atoms. Atoms of carbon are bonded together in macroscopic crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber. The alignments of the crystal make the fiber very strong for its size. A many thousand fibers are twisted together and form yarn. Carbon fiber has many different weave patterns and can be combined with a plastic resin and wound or molded to form composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastic to provide a high strength-to-weight ratio material. The density of carbon fiber is also considerably lower than the density of steel, making it ideal for applications requiring low weight, The properties of carbon fiber such as high tensile strength, low weight, and low thermal expansion make it very popular in aerospace, civil engineering, military, and motorsports, along with other competition sports. However, these features make it relatively expensive when compared to similar materials such as fiberglass or plastic. Carbon fiber is very strong when stretched or bent, but weak when compressed or exposed to high shock. As with the properties of the carbon fiber it is very widely used in the automobile industry. Now a day automobile industry is providing there interiors with carbon fiber which is know as carbon fiber interiors.
Carbon fiber interiors are much light weight then the other materials used for the interior like wood and other steel type materials. Carbon fiber provides a better look and they are very long lasting also. Carbon fiber interiors are becoming very popular now a day but the cost is very high so everyone can not afford these carbon fiber interior. They are used in the high value prestigious cars. As carbon fiber interiors are very costly economy vehicles can not afford them.
Carbon fiber dash kit: carbon fiber dash kit is a carbon fiber interior upgrade which is very attractive and easy to install. You should be carful at the time you are purchasing the carbon fiber dash kit for your car upgrade. You should check that the material of the carbon fiber is original or not. Many carbon fiber interior parts maker fool there customers by giving them a less quality carbon fiber interiors. Carbon fiber dash kit is very easy to install. You just need to paste it on the place of the last dash kit from its sticky side. You can easily upgrade your car with a carbon fiber dash kit. It will provide you a very attractive and royal look.
Automobile manufacturers like Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ferrari and other manufacturers who use to manufacture very high cost and reputation cars use these carbon fiber interiors in a wide manner. Lots of carbon fiber interiors upgrades are available in the market with different color and design. You can easily find these carbon fiber interior in the market and ask the mechanic to install them.
Now a day as the wooden parts and other metal parts are becoming out dated for the interiors of the car these carbon fiber interior parts are getting very popular, as they are very light weight and strong. They are much better in look and provide a better interior then the wood and also lasts very long then the wooden parts.
Steering wheels, dash kit, rear view mirror base, cargo and trunk liners and many other parts are made of the carbon fiber. If you are not short with the money and want to provide a good look you should must upgrade you vehicle with the carbon fiber interiors.

Being light and looking slick are two of the most notable things about carbon fiber hoods. The rigidness of carbon fiber car hoods is yet another reason to install one. This performance addition is normally overlooked. Carbon hood manufacturers like DG Motorsports, VIS, Vfiber, Carbon Creations, JSP, and the Seibon carbon fiber hood company have mastered the art of weaving together the stretched out strands of carbon fiber to make carbon fiber hoods that are stronger than steel, but much lighter.

In terms of weight, carbon fiber hoods weigh much less than their factory installed counterparts. Since steel is what primarily comprises OEM hoods, they are very heavy. By installing a carbon fiber car hood, 40 to 50 pounds can potentially be taken off the total weight of the car. When a carbon hood is installed, acceleration times will definitely be faster!

Another benefit of carbon fiber hoods is improved handling. Although very light, a hood made of carbon fiber will still boast great strength and rigidness due to reduced weight in the front of the vehicle near the tires. The effect is better balance; which makes driving easier.

Further looks and performance boasts can be achieved with a custom carbon fiber hood. Aggressive vent design and placement can increased air to the intake or intercooler. Aerodynamics can be augmented with creative body designs and curvature.

When looking at carbon fiber hoods, definitely pay attention to whether or not a layer of UV protection is built in or not. The grade of the carbon fiber used is also important in the quality of the carbon fiber hood produced. Definitely ensure that the carbon fiber used is of grade A quality strands, weaving, and composites.

Several options are available for a custom carbon fiber hood. One option is to go with an EVO style hood that has vents and aggressive styling additions that surpass the OEM factory hood. Color is another feature that can be customized. Two of the most popular colors are a red carbon fiber hood and a silver carbon fiber hood. Vents or a carbon fiber hood scoop are other popular additions. Carbon fiber hood pins are yet another detail that can be added!

Carbon fiber car hoods are definitely not cheap – custom carbon fiber hoods, included. Cheap carbon fiber car hoods CAN be found though, like for the Scion TC or Integra by Acura. The import scene most likely saw the first carbon hood on an Acura in the form of an Integra carbon fiber hood.

Also, the fact that carbon fiber hoods are manufactured with CARBON FIBER is great, as well. The sleek, texture definitely adds that extra element of style to any car. If you want to get the show car look or actually want to benefits of lighter weight, better aerodynamics and handling, carbon fiber hoods are where it’s at. 

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Currently, the technology and production of carbon fiber worldwide is still under the control of Japan and the USA owing to the complicated production process, high technical content, and the politically restricted introduction of technologies and equipment. There are now less than 20 countries and regions that can realize the industrialization of carbon fiber and no more than 12 enterprises that are capable of mass-production around the globe. Toray (Japan), Toho Tenax (Japan), Zoltek (USA), and Mitsubishi Rayon (Japan) rank the global Top 4 manufacturers by the capacity of carbon fiber, accounting for 23.4%, 17.1%, 14.3% and 10.3% respectively of the global total capacity, while Chinese enterprises occupy only 4.3%.

Capacity Percentage of Carbon Fiber Manufacturers Worldwide, 2009 (Based on the Capacity of Carbon Fiber Tow)

 
Source: ResearchInChina

Globally, the production of carbon fiber is mostly dominated by PAN-based carbon fiber, the capacity of which in 2009 accounted for 96% or so of the global total capacity of carbon fiber. Japan’s Toray, Toho Tenax, and Mitsubishi Rayon are mainly engaged in the production of small-tow (≤24K) PAN-based carbon fiber, amounting to 70.5% of the global total capacity of small-tow carbon fiber in 2009; while America’s Zoltek mainly deals with large-tow (>24K) PAN-based carbon fiber and its capacity took 49.1% of the global total capacity of large-tow carbon fiber in 2009.

The entire market of pitch-based carbon fiber is not so big but rather centralized in production. Japan’s Kureha enjoyed the highest capacity of pitch-based carbon fiber by 1.45 kilotons in 2009, approximating 65% market share, followed by America’s Cytec of about 17.9%.

China has taken the industrialization of carbon fiber technology as a strategic task, however, the overall level is far behind that of the developed countries and the entire industry is still at the stage of initial development. Along with the breakthroughs in carbon fiber industrialized technologies, the successively released policies for carbon fiber industry development, and the stimulation of the huge gap between supply and demand in domestic market, China has launched a lot of research projects concerning carbon fiber and kiloton industrialization projects. Up to the end of 2009, China had formed the annual capacity of 7.81 kiloton PAN precursor and 3.31 kiloton carbon fiber, but the actual output of carbon fiber was just over 900 tons with the import dependency ratio as high as 83.9%.

Till June 2010, the capacity of carbon fiber projects planned to be built or under construction in China recorded 60 kilotons or so, hereinto, the capacity of the projects planned to go into operation at the end of 2010 (including those went into operation before June 2010) exceeded 7 kilotons. Nevertheless, only a small number of projects can successfully go into operation and realize stable production now that there is a lack of core industrialization technology with independent intellectual property rights in Chinese carbon fiber industry, but this heralds the development opportunity of the carbon fiber industry in China.  

This report lays emphasis on the current development, supply & demand, competition pattern, price trend as well as the development trend of global and China carbon fiber industry. Moreover, it also casts light on the operation and development of 18 manufacturers worldwide such as Japan’s Toray, Toho Tenax, and Mitsubishi Rayon, America’s Zoltek, and China’s ZhongFu ShenYing.  

Take Toray ranking world’s No.1 in terms of overall competitiveness of carbon fiber as an example. Its revenue of carbon fiber business mainly stems from aviation & spaceflight, industry and sports fields, occupying 44.2%, 36.7% and 19.1% respectively of the total revenue of carbon fiber business in FY2009. The economic crisis led to the postponed orders from aviation and sports fields for carbon fiber, and the revenue and operating profit of Toray’s carbon fiber business both plunged in FY2009, of which, the former fell to JPY50.7 billion, down 28% from the prior year, and the latter registered JPY6.2 billion, down 26.2% from a year earlier.

Revenue and Operating Profit of Toray’s Carbon Fiber Business, FY2008-FY2009 (Unit: JPY bn)

 
Source: Annals of Toray, ResearchInChina

Along with the rapid recovery of global carbon fiber market, Toray accelerates to perform the carbon fiber prepreg supply contract with Boeing B787 and respectively signs carbon fiber supply contract with EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, the parent company of Airbus SAS) and Daimler in 2010. Meanwhile, Toray is continuously expanding its capacity of carbon fiber in order to meet the market demand of carbon fiber for aviation and industry in the future. According to its schedule, the annual capacity of carbon fiber of Toray will hit 25 kilotons and the market share will reach 38% by the end of 2010. In addition, on April 22, 2010, Toray announced that it would take 11 years to fulfill the carbon fiber investment plan of KRW480 billion in South Korea via Toray Saehan, its subsidiary in South Korea.

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Currently, the technology and production of carbon fiber worldwide is still under the control of Japan and the USA owing to the complicated production process, high technical content, and the politically restricted introduction of technologies and equipment. There are now less than 20 countries and regions that can realize the industrialization of carbon fiber and no more than 12 enterprises that are capable of mass-production around the globe. Toray (Japan), Toho Tenax (Japan), Zoltek (USA), and Mitsubishi Rayon (Japan) rank the global Top 4 manufacturers by the capacity of carbon fiber, accounting for 23.4%, 17.1%, 14.3% and 10.3% respectively of the global total capacity, while Chinese enterprises occupy only 4.3%.

Globally, the production of carbon fiber is mostly dominated by PAN-based carbon fiber, the capacity of which in 2009 accounted for 96% or so of the global total capacity of carbon fiber. Japan’s Toray, Toho Tenax, and Mitsubishi Rayon are mainly engaged in the production of small-tow (≤24K) PAN-based carbon fiber, amounting to 70.5% of the global total capacity of small-tow carbon fiber in 2009; while America’s Zoltek mainly deals with large-tow (>24K) PAN-based carbon fiber and its capacity took 49.1% of the global total capacity of large-tow carbon fiber in 2009.

The entire market of pitch-based carbon fiber is not so big but rather centralized in production. Japan’s Kureha enjoyed the highest capacity of pitch-based carbon fiber by 1.45 kilotons in 2009, approximating 65% market share, followed by America’s Cytec of about 17.9%.

China has taken the industrialization of carbon fiber technology as a strategic task, however, the overall level is far behind that of the developed countries and the entire industry is still at the stage of initial development. Along with the breakthroughs in carbon fiber industrialized technologies, the successively released policies for carbon fiber industry development, and the stimulation of the huge gap between supply and demand in domestic market, China has launched a lot of research projects concerning carbon fiber and kiloton industrialization projects. Up to the end of 2009, China had formed the annual capacity of 7.81 kiloton PAN precursor and 3.31 kiloton carbon fiber, but the actual output of carbon fiber was just over 900 tons with the import dependency ratio as high as 83.9%.

Till June 2010, the capacity of carbon fiber projects planned to be built or under construction in China recorded 60 kilotons or so, hereinto, the capacity of the projects planned to go into operation at the end of 2010 (including those went into operation before June 2010) exceeded 7 kilotons. Nevertheless, only a small number of projects can successfully go into operation and realize stable production now that there is a lack of core industrialization technology with independent intellectual property rights in Chinese carbon fiber industry, but this heralds the development opportunity of the carbon fiber industry in China.

This report lays emphasis on the current development, supply & demand, competition pattern, price trend as well as the development trend of global and China carbon fiber industry. Moreover, it also casts light on the operation and development of 18 manufacturers worldwide such as Japan’s Toray, Toho Tenax, and Mitsubishi Rayon, America’s Zoltek, and China’s ZhongFu ShenYing.

Take Toray ranking world’s No.1 in terms of overall competitiveness of carbon fiber as an example. Its revenue of carbon fiber business mainly stems from aviation & spaceflight, industry and sports fields, occupying 44.2%, 36.7% and 19.1% respectively of the total revenue of carbon fiber business in FY2009. The economic crisis led to the postponed orders from aviation and sports fields for carbon fiber, and the revenue and operating profit of Toray’s carbon fiber business both plunged in FY2009, of which, the former fell to JPY50.7 billion, down 28% from the prior year, and the latter registered JPY6.2 billion, down 26.2% from a year earlier.

Along with the rapid recovery of global carbon fiber market, Toray accelerates to perform the carbon fiber prepreg supply contract with Boeing B787 and respectively signs carbon fiber supply contract with EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, the parent company of Airbus SAS) and Daimler in 2010. Meanwhile, Toray is continuously expanding its capacity of carbon fiber in order to meet the market demand of carbon fiber for aviation and industry in the future. According to its schedule, the annual capacity of carbon fiber of Toray will hit 25 kilotons and the market share will reach 38% by the end of 2010. In addition, on April 22, 2010, Toray announced that it would take 11 years to fulfill the carbon fiber investment plan of KRW480 billion in South Korea via Toray Saehan, its subsidiary in South Korea.

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“Do not judge the book by its cover,” so goes the famous maxim. This has been proven true in almost all facets of life, including technology. When it comes to modernization, carbon fiber tubes became the tip of the ice berg. This is one material that the manufacturers and producers of vehicles, some hobbyists, and even makers of sporting goods cannot live without. At the first glance, you may think of a single carbon fiber to be just an ordinary strand that is so weak that it can be easily broken. However, a closer look at the structures and properties of this component will help us to understand and even appreciate this material better.

Carbon fiber tube is made up of many intricately thin fibers in its extreme forms with a diameter of only around 0.005 to 0.010 mm. These are woven together to form a yarn which can be immensely used in different fields. Having this general idea, this means that a single strand of carbon fiber is only as thick as seven to ten strands of human hair! However, its qualities are way far different than human hair. For one, the strength and durability of carbon fiber is unimaginably remarkable. In fact, this is one of the reasons why more and more people prefer carbon fiber tube rather than aluminum and steel.

In relation to the compound of carbon fiber tubes, the carbon fibers are comprised of microscopic carbon atoms, which, when bonded together with the help of crystal alignment, makes the material superbly strong compared to its size and appearance.

In terms of properties, carbon fiber tube is somewhat similar to asbestos to some extent. One single thread of carbon fiber is made up of thousands of many other carbon filaments which almost all have at least eighty five percent carbon exclusively. Meanwhile, the atomic structure of this material is also exceptional, since it can be compared to the structure of graphite. Depending on how it was woven or molded, this substance may acquire a tensile strength in high magnitude. This complexity makes this material almost unbreakable with minimal deformity when impacted by many tons. Under correct conditions, carbon fiber tubes can demonstrate both the quality of strength and elasticity.

Since carbon fiber tubes proved dynamic under heat, this material became sought after as part of the safety precautions of many manufacturers. For instance, carbon fiber is widely used in car’s hoods. When that part is impacted, with the help of this material, the hood may just have a slight affected dent. Amazingly, when carbon fibers are molded together, it actually becomes resistant against fire. This is because carbon fibers in its compact layer can efficiently reflect and stand the test of heat.

With impressive qualities this material possess, like the ability to withstand a high impact of huge amount of weight and force; its low thermal ability; its light weight but acquiring an extraordinary tensile strength, we definitely stumbled onto a pleasant surprise – that of having the advantages of carbon fiber tubes far greater than its size!

“Do not judge the book by its cover,” so goes the famous maxim. This has been proven true in almost all facets of life, including technology. When it comes to modernization, carbon fiber tubes became the tip of the ice berg. This is one material that the manufacturers and producers of vehicles, some hobbyists, and even makers of sporting goods cannot live without. At the first glance, you may think of a single carbon fiber to be just an ordinary strand that is so weak that it can be easily broken. However, a closer look at the structures and properties of this component will help us to understand and even appreciate this material better.

Carbon fiber tube is made up of many intricately thin fibers in its extreme forms with a diameter of only around 0.005 to 0.010 mm. These are woven together to form a yarn which can be immensely used in different fields. Having this general idea, this means that a single strand of carbon fiber is only as thick as seven to ten strands of human hair! However, its qualities are way far different than human hair. For one, the strength and durability of carbon fiber is unimaginably remarkable. In fact, this is one of the reasons why more and more people prefer carbon fiber tube rather than aluminum and steel.

In relation to the compound of carbon fiber tubes, the carbon fibers are comprised of microscopic carbon atoms, which, when bonded together with the help of crystal alignment, makes the material superbly strong compared to its size and appearance.

In terms of properties, carbon fiber tube is somewhat similar to asbestos to some extent. One single thread of carbon fiber is made up of thousands of many other carbon filaments which almost all have at least eighty five percent carbon exclusively. Meanwhile, the atomic structure of this material is also exceptional, since it can be compared to the structure of graphite. Depending on how it was woven or molded, this substance may acquire a tensile strength in high magnitude. This complexity makes this material almost unbreakable with minimal deformity when impacted by many tons. Under correct conditions, carbon fiber tubes can demonstrate both the quality of strength and elasticity.

Since carbon fiber tubes proved dynamic under heat, this material became sought after as part of the safety precautions of many manufacturers. For instance, carbon fiber is widely used in car’s hoods. When that part is impacted, with the help of this material, the hood may just have a slight affected dent. Amazingly, when carbon fibers are molded together, it actually becomes resistant against fire. This is because carbon fibers in its compact layer can efficiently reflect and stand the test of heat.

With impressive qualities this material possess, like the ability to withstand a high impact of huge amount of weight and force; its low thermal ability; its light weight but acquiring an extraordinary tensile strength, we definitely stumbled onto a pleasant surprise – that of having the advantages of carbon fiber tubes far greater than its size!

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