UK develops recycling carbon fiber technology to reduce fabric costs
July 19, 2023
Recently, a combination of Exel Composites, Advanced Composites, the University of Leeds, and three companies demonstrated a new yarn and fabric for the first time at the Composites Engineering Exhibition in Birmingham.
According to reports, the performance of this new product is comparable to that of the original carbon fiber, but its cost is low because the fabric is made of recycled carbon fiber. These materials are the product of a joint fiber recycling program recently decided by the consortium that aims to develop technologies for recycling waste carbon fibers, mixing them with resins such as polyethylene terephthalate, and preparing them in different forms. s material. It can restore carbon fiber from all stages of manufacture.
New carbon fibers are continuous reinforcements, including yarns, woven fabrics, warp knitted fabrics, prepreg tapes, and pre-compacted sheets. Like other mixed materials, these fabrics need to be subjected to a hot and cold cycle and then Forming under pressure. At present, using these fabrics, researchers have produced some verification parts, including die-casting automotive parts.
