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CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT FABRICS USES IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

The Bhor Chemicals and Plastics Pvt. Ltd. · 3 March 2022

CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT FABRICS USES IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT FABRICS USES IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY


Overview - Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Fabrics:

Before Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Fabrics were used in airplanes, conventionally, aluminum constituted almost 65% of the weight of an airplane, which resulted in lower fuel efficacy, lesser load bearing capacity and higher cost.

Enterprises in the aerospace production industry then started seeking out ways for reducing weight, increasing fuel efficiency and improving overall system performance. While metal and metal alloys are still integral to aerospace design, the quest for innovative, lightweight materials eventually led to carbon fiber composites. In this context, carbon fiber reinforced polymers are rapidly emerging as the material of choice for the aerospace production sector.

Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Fabrics:


There are several reasons why carbon fabrics are finding wide spread acceptance in mission-critical applications in the aerospace production sector:

  • High Strength to weight ratio
  • Rigidity
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Fatigue Resistance
  • Good tensile strength
  • Fire Resistance
  • Low coefficient of thermal expansion
  • Non-toxic
  • Biologically inactive

The physical strength, toughness and lightweight of carbon fiber make it an appropriate raw material in making parts or components for aircraft, satellite equipment, etc. But perhaps the most important property is its low coefficient of thermal expansion resulting in high dimensional stability; this means that the CFRP component doesn’t shrink or extend easily. It has low tendency to expand when heated and to contract when cooled.


Bhor – A leading supplier of carbon reinforced fabrics to the Aerospace industry


At Bhor, we have the techno-commercial capability to produce Carbon Fiber Fabrics and Carbon Fiber Prepregs as well as Epoxy Resin Systems and Carbon Pultruded Profiles required to make structural components for aircraft and satellites components. We supply composite prepregs and high-performance liquid resin systems for the manufacture of complex aero structures such as the fuselage sections, satellite structures, engine nacelles, wing spars, fan blades etc.


Brand folio:

BhorForce® is our range of woven Reinforcement Fabric Products with unidirectional and bidirectional orientation available in a range of aerial weights made with Carbon, Glass, Aramid and Quartz Fibers.

BhorPreg® is our range of Prepreg Resin Systems. We can formulate a wide variety of systems, which essentially include Epoxy and Cynate Ester. A range of Aerospace prepreg systems tailored for your highly demanding application requirements are available.

Solutions successfully delivered to the aerospace market:


  • Quartz Cyanate Ester Prepregs for Radome manufacturing.
  • High Tg Epoxy prepreg with High modulus Carbon fibre for satellite structures
  • Low Aerial weight UD Prepreg’s for Spacecrafts support structures
  • Out of Autoclave Epoxy Prepreg’s for mini, micro and large UAV’s

Connect with us for the right composite solutions:

As the market leader in carbon fiber composite intermediates, we are uniquely positioned to meet your requirements by proposing the right solutions. Please email us at contact@bhor.com for more details.

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