A brief history of carbon fiber development

A brief history of carbon fiber development

In 1860, Swann made a carbon filament bulb

1878, Swann trial carbon fiber from cotton yarn

In 1879, Edison tried to produce carbon filaments (45 hours of continuous illumination) from oil fumes and tar, cotton yarn and bamboo filaments

In 1882, carbon filament lamps became practical. In 1911, tungsten filament lamps became practical

In 1950, China began to develop viscose-based carbon fibers at rightw China Air Force Base

In 1959, U C company produced low modulus viscose-based carbon fiber “t hornel Foshan 25” , Japan’s Osaka Industrial Laboratory Akio Saito invented the pa-based carbon fiber

In 1962, the Japanese carbon company began producing low MODULUS P A N based carbon fiber (0.5 t/month) 

In 1963, Watt and Johnson of the Royal Aeronautical Research Institute (Rai) successfully developed a technique for making high-performance PA n-based carbon fibers (which apply tension during heat treatment) 

In 1964, British Companies C ourtaulds, Morganite and roii-roys used the R a e technology to produce P A N based carbon fibers

In 1965, Japanese Gunma University invented pitch-based carbon fiber, and US company UCC began producing high-modulus viscose-based carbon fiber (graphitization draft) 

In 1970, Japan Wuyu Chemical Company produced pitch-based Carbon Fiber (10 tons/month) , Japan Toray Corporation and the United States U C C Technical Cooperation

In 1971, the industrial scale production of PAN-based Carbon Fiber (1 ton/month) , carbon fiber brand T300, graphite fiber M40

In 1972, Hercules began producing PAN-based carbon fiber for fishing rods in Japan and golf clubs in the United States

In 1973, Japan’s Tobon Rayon company began to produce PAN-based carbon fiber (0.5 tons/month) . Japan’s Toray Company expanded production by 5 tons/month

In 1974, Carbon Fiber Fishing Rod, golf club rapid development of Japan Toray Company increased production by 13 tons per month

In 1975, the commercialization of carbon fiber tennis rackets was announced by UCC Corporation to produce high modulus pitch-based Carbon Fiber “thornel fo p” from mesophase pitch

In 1976, Toho Rayon Company and the United States Celanese Technical Cooperation Sumitomo Chemical and the United States Hercules set up a joint company

In 1979, Japan Carbon Corporation and Asahi Kasei Industrial Corporation established Asahi Carbon Fiber Company

In 1980, Boeing of the United States proposed the need for high-strength, long stretch of carbon fiber

In 1981, Taiwan plastic set up carbon fiber research center, Japan’s Mitsubishi Rayon Company and the United States HITCO technical cooperation

In 1984, Taiwan plastics and the United States Hitco technical cooperation, Japan Toray Company successfully developed high-strength medium-mode Carbon Fiber T800

In 1986, Toray Corporation of Japan successfully developed high strength medium-modulus Carbon Fiber T1000

In 1989, Toray Corporation of Japan successfully developed high-modulus medium-strength Carbon Fiber M60

In 1992, Japan’s Toray Company successfully developed high-modulus medium-strength Carbon Fiber M70j, Yang’s touch up to 690 GPA