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Application of carbon fiber in different branches of industry is expanding with every passed day. This is due to the fact, that stiffness characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) are exceeds analogous characteristics of other structural materials. Polymer composite materials based on carbon fiber have been used in the manufacturing of solar panels and thermal shields of spacecraft by Yuzhnoye SDO. Potential capabilities of CFRP application are almost not limited.
Amplification of mechanical and physical properties of CFRP by fiber surface modification in different ways is relevant objective for a variety of global institutes, including Yuzhnoye SDO.
In 2014 Yuzhnoye State Design Office started works on the research FIBRALSPEC Project which is implemented under FP-7 of EU. Main goal of the project is prospective carbon fiber development from novel precursors with cost efficiency and tailored properties.
Yuzhnoye SDO activities in FIBRALSPEC Project are aimed on integrated testing of carbon fiber, to be developed in frame of the Project, and components mockups made of this carbon fiber. New equipment, providing modification of carbon fibers to improve adhesion to resin, will be designed and manufactured in frame of the project as well.
This technology will allow significantly reduce weight of aerospace carbon plastic components developed by Yuzhnoye SDO, which will increase the competitiveness of products on the world market.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement №604248.
Detailed information is available here: www.fibralspec.net
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