Carbon fiber reinforced plastic — (CFRP or CRP), is a very strong, light and expensive composite material or fiber reinforced plastic. Similar to glass reinforced plastic, sometimes known by the genericised trademark fiberglass, the composite material is commonly referred to by… … Wikipedia
Carbon fiber — or carbon fibre [See American and British English spelling differences.] (alternately called graphite fiber, graphite fibre or carbon graphite) is a material consisting of extremely thin fibers about 0.0002–0.0004 inches (0.005–0.010 mm) in… … Wikipedia
Carbon (disambiguation) — Carbon may refer to:Chemical element*Carbon, the chemical element *Carbon black, a filler often used to improve the properties of rubber or plastic compounds *Carbon chauvinism, a term meant to disparage the assumption that the molecules… … Wikipedia
Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer — For fibers of carbon, see carbon (fiber). Tail of an RC helicopter, made of CFRP Carbon fiber reinforced polymer or carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP or CRP or often simply carbon fiber), is a very strong and light fiber reinforced polymer… … Wikipedia
Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases … Wikipedia
carbon fiber — noun a) A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon. b) A cloth or felt made from these fibers … Wiktionary
Activated carbon — Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions … Wikipedia
Calgon Carbon — Infobox Company company name = Calgon Carbon Corporation company company type = Public (NYSE|CCC) company slogan = Making water and air safer and cleaner foundation = 1942 (as Pittsburgh Coke Chemical Company) location = key people = John Stanik… … Wikipedia
Potential applications of carbon nanotubes — Carbon nanotubes have many potential applications, here is a list of some of the most important:tructural*clothes: waterproof tear resistant cloth fibers *combat jackets: MIT is working on combat jackets that use carbon nanotubes as ultrastrong… … Wikipedia
Reinforced carbon-carbon — (carbon carbon or RCC) is a composite material consisting of carbon fiber reinforcement in a matrix of graphite, often with a silicon carbide coating to prevent oxidation. It was developed for the nose cones of intercontinental ballistic missiles … Wikipedia
Chino cloth — Pants made from chino cloth. Chino cloth is a twill fabric, originally made of 100% cotton. Today it is also found in cotton synthetic blends. Developed in the mid 19th century for British and French military uniforms and known as khaki, it has… … Wikipedia