Metal Powder

Milled carbon fibre powder is a very short strand-length fibrous powder synthesized from recycled carbon fibre. Use of milled carbon fibre in a range of applications can significantly enhance mechanical properties such as tensile strength and modulus, dimensional stability and electrical/electrostatic conductivity. Because of the carbon fibre's incredibly low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), with the addition of milled carbon fibres to a range of casting, laminating and coating resins and paints will significantly increment the thermo-dimensional stability of the cured product.

Milled carbon fiber powder: The very high tensile strength and isotropic orientation of milled carbon fibers also reduce shrinkage and distortion in the cast or laminated composite materials. Milled carbon fibres can be used to thermoplastics and thermosets for the injection moulding and cold casting or vacuum casting applications respectively. This is added to thermoplastics, such as Nylon, for injection moulding applications as well as thermoset resins such as epoxy, polyurethane and polyester resin for vacuum casting or cold casting.

Due to the carbon fibre is electrically conductive, so milled carbon fibres can be mixed into paints, resins and other materials. This is used to make them electrically conductive or anti-static. Polymers containing milled carbon fibre can be engineered for resistivity from anti-static, through static dissipative to conductive. It only depends on the fibre content.

Milled carbon fibers are interesting because they have the ability to enhance the thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of a composite. CF is well known as a reinforcement agent because of its high strength and modulus that significantly contribute to a composite's performance. Composites containing CF are often stronger and are much lighter than steel.

Milled carbon fibre powder is used extensively in fibre reinforced composites for the replacement of metals in the most critical applications for instance aerospace, defence, nuclear technology, automobile, marine application, sports goods, civil construction, biomedical etc. the reinforcement of structures among others is the first area of application of carbon fibres with favoured advantages of lightweight & high strength.