Compared to conventional materials, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) - resin reinforced by carbon fiber - are not only extremely light, but also provide superior strength, modulus and low-thermal-expansion properties.
Although initially only used as a material for satellites and in sports applications (golf club shafts, etc.), advances in manufacturing technology and cost reduction are propelling the employment of CFRP into a wider variety of fields such as general industry and construction.
With the CFRP lineup manufactured and sold by Composite Division, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material can offer a range of CFRP products, including fiber sheets for reinforcement of concrete objects (TOWSHEET™) and CFRP for industrial uses.
The affiliate, Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp., manufactures and sells pitch-based carbon fiber, and supplies ultra-high modulus grade fiber, AMORPHOUS CARBON FIBER™, and other fibers with excellent properties unrealizable in conventional PAN-based carbon fiber products
Nippon Graphite Fiber Corporation supplies a wide variety of coal tar pitch-based carbon fibers with excellent properties (mechanical properties, thermal properties, etc.) to all industrial fields as base materials for composite materials. Our carbon fibers are produced and marketed by Nippon Graphite Fiber corporation (affiliate NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material) under the brand name "Granoc™"
