Carbon fiber, which is something everyone has heard of, is both familiar and unfamiliar. It is a high-performance material, possessing the inherent hardness of carbon materials as well as the processing flexibility of textile fibers. It is known as the "king of materials".
High-end materials often used in aircraft, rockets and bulletproof vehicles. Carbon fiber was first applied in F1 racing cars. Now it is also used in civilian cars. The carbon fiber components, painted black and deliberately revealing the black woven patterns, look very stylish when the car is driven.
Fiber materials have the characteristics of being extremely lightweight and soft. How can they be used to make sturdy automotive components? And how can the high cost of carbon fibers be reduced when they are used in cars?
The best carbon fiber technology is in Japan and the United States. Japan was the largest producer of carbon fiber in the world during the last century, with its carbon fiber production capacity accounting for half of the global total.
In 1880, Edison invented carbon fiber. Yes, it was the same Edison who invented the light bulb. While experimenting with the filament, he discovered carbon fiber. After 100 years of development, in 2010, BMW used carbon fiber in the i3 and i8 models, marking the beginning of its application in automobiles.
Carbon fibers, as reinforcing materials, and the resin of the matrix material constitute carbon fiber composite materials.
Carbon fiber is used in car frames, seats, hood covers, transmission shafts, rearview mirrors and other parts of the vehicle. There are several major advantages of using carbon fiber in cars.
Lightweighting: The currently popular electric vehicles have a short range due to the limitations of battery technology, which has become a bottleneck hindering their development. Therefore, solutions can only be sought in the aspects of vehicle body structure and material substitution. Carbon fiber composite materials are 1/2 lighter than steel and 1/3 lighter than aluminum. The most direct impact is longer range and greater energy efficiency.
Comfort: The soft stretching property of carbon fiber significantly enhances the noise and vibration control of the entire vehicle, thereby greatly improving the comfort level of the car.
Reliability: Carbon fiber has a higher fatigue strength and excellent collision energy absorption properties. It can reduce the vehicle's weight while maintaining strength and safety, thereby lowering the safety risk coefficient resulting from lightweighting.
Increasing lifespan: Some components in cars need to resist corrosion and withstand high temperatures, low temperatures, and exposure to smoke. Ordinary metal parts cannot guarantee their lifespan in different environments. Carbon fibers do not have the problems of corrosion and rust, thus enhancing the lifespan of car components.
Finally, let's move on to the production of a carbon fiber phone case.
As soon as you plug in your mobile phone, you suddenly become fashionable.