Material Science of Carbon

Abstract

Carbon is a ubiquitous material that is essential for the functioning of modern society. Because carbon can exist in a multitude of forms, it can be tailored to possess practically any property that might be required for a specific application. The list of applications is very extensive and includes: aircraft brakes, electrodes, high temperature molds, rocket nozzles and exit cones, tires, ink, nuclear reactors and fuel particles, filters, prosthetics, batteries and fuel cells, airplanes, and sporting equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA428472

Entities

People

  • Wes Hoffman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Carbon Composites
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Crystals
  • Fullerenes
  • Gas Turbine Nozzles
  • Graphene
  • Graphitic Materials
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Rocket Nozzles

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology