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Carbon fiber cost is too high for automotive applications. Innovations in manufacturing at oak ridge national laboratory 12,898 views. Chart compares two ligninbased carbon fiber cost models. Department of energy under contract deac05960r22464. Oak ridge national laboratory is home to the department of energys doe carbon fiber technology facility cftfa 42,000 sq. Low cost carbon fiber overview department of energy. Carbon fiber composites are widely used in aerospace technologies. The carbon fiber technology facility department at oak ridge national laboratory on academia. Carbon fiber technology facility oak ridge national. Oak ridge national laboratory the laboratory s carbon fiber work is focused on reducing production cost of industrialgrade carbon fiber to enable widespread deployment in highvolume, costsensitive energy applications. These properties meet the performance criteria prescribed by some automotive manufacturers for carbon fiber materials suitable for use in highstrength. Pdf lignin based carbon fiber and their composites researchgate. The carbon fiber technology facility, established in 20, is the department of energys only designated user facility for carbon fiber innovation. Lowering the cost of carbon fiber elg carbon fibre.
Chart compares two lignin based carbon fiber cost models. Ruggles february 2000 prepared by the oak ridge national laboratory oak ridge, tennessee 3783 l6285 managed by lockheed martin energy research corp. Carbon fiber supply to too limited for the automotive industry. Advanced manufacturing ornl oak ridge national laboratory. Ornl seeks licenses for its lowcost carbon fiber technology, jeff sloan, composites world, march. Schexnayder the university of tennessee, knoxville cemac is operated by the joint institute for strategic energy analysis for. These efforts are directed toward solutions that will drive us economic competitiveness and energy productivity.
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