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Carbonium

A high-performance, carbon fiber composite from aerospace supply chain byproducts

October 2019

Carbonium

A high-performance, carbon fiber composite from aerospace supply chain byproducts

  • World Alliance Member
  • Featured Solution
  • Labelled Solution
Label Date October 24, 2019
From France
Maturity stage TRL 9 / CRI 2 - Commercial Trial Small Scale

CARBONIUM® is specially designed for compression molding in order to obtain parts of variable geometrical complexity. Depending on the material configurations and the molding process, it is possible to obtain very good mechanical properties. The particularity this product is to obtain complex geometries while keeping fiber lengths up to 50mm. With no less than 2/3 carbon fiber mass content and the use of structural epoxy resins 180 °C class, it gets a high-performance product whose density (1.55) is almost half of that of the aluminum. In addition to being moldable, it also can be drilled and machined according to technical constraints.

The Environmental Benefits

  • More than 40% reduction of overall environmental footprint compared with an equivalent performance product sourced from virgin raw materials
  • A saving of 13kg of CO2 per Kg used
  • A saving of 260MJ of energy per Kg used

The Financial Benefits

  • At least 25% less expensive than equivalent virgin sourced materials

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Company Profile

Lavoisier Composites

LAVOISIER COMPOSITES is a start-up specialized in the development of eco-sourced composite materials and parts.

Headquarters 69680 Chassieu, France
Type Company
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