# What is Ferrari Carbon Fiber?

**Summary:**

***Ferrari Carbon Fiber is quite fragile and therefore creates an elastic fabric. And the addition of polymer binders makes possible the production of reinforced Ferrari Carbon Fiber Parts and plastics, which have revolutionized many areas of human activity.***


Carbon fiber is a polymer composite material based on carbon fibers. The most popular among other plastics and composites is ABS. [**Ferrari Carbon Fiber**](https://www.exoticcargear.com/vehicle/ferrari/) has four times the tensile strength compared to the best steel grades. It is much lighter than iron (75%) and aluminum (30%).

**The Properties of Carbon Fiber**

Let's find out what exactly this good carbon fiber is. It is a material consisting of the most delicate filaments with a diameter of three microns, almost entirely consisting of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms contained in it are combined into crystals arranged parallel to each other, like loyal legionnaires in a cohort. This arrangement of crystals gives carbon fiber a unique set of technical characteristics and performance properties:

1. Excellent mechanical resistance with low weight.
2. Increased resistance to high temperatures.
3. Excellent corrosion resistance in aggressive environments.
4. Good thermal insulation properties.
5. Chemical inertness with good adsorption properties.

This unique combination of all these benefits of ultra-light carbon fiber explains its value and indispensability in many industries—carbon-based composite. [**Ferrari Carbon Fiber Parts**](https://www.exoticcargear.com/) are ideal materials for working in extreme conditions. And they are already displacing ordinary steel, which, with the same mass, is many times lower in strength and rigidity. Reducing the weight of parts and structures significantly saves fuel and reduces harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

**Why Is the Price of Carbon Fiber So High?**

High energy consumption is the main reason for the high cost of carbon fiber. However, this is more than compensated for by an impressive result. It's hard to believe that it all started with a "soft and fluffy" material contained in rather ordinary things and known only to employees of chemical laboratories.

**Characteristics of Carbon Fiber**

Elastic module. HC are usually grouped in the form:

• Low Modulus (HS): 160-270 GPa;
• Medium Module (IM): 270-325 GPa;
• High Modulus (NM): 325-440 GPa;
• Ultra High Modulus of Elasticity (UHM): 440+ GPA;

Diameter and number of threads. Each string consists of thousands of threads. The diameter of such a carbon filament is 5-7 m, which is 2-3 times thinner than human hair. In the marking, any fiber has a designation: 3K, 6K, 12K, and 24K is the number of threads in the harness (in thousands).

Linear density. In addition to the usual density, it is customary to distinguish smooth linear fibers. It is measured in tex (tex). If the linear density is 800 tex, then one kilometer of this beam's mass is 800 g.

**Methods of Obtaining Carbon Fiber**

Consider the heat treatment of polyacrylonitrile, which consists of several stages:

• Oxidation- During the day, we heat to a temperature of 250 ° C - while carbon C and nitrogen N form cyclic compounds in the form of rings:

• Carbonization- Raise the temperature to 700–1500, and hydrogen H2 evaporates.