Fibres (filaments, tows, yarns, rovings) consisting of at least 92% (
mass fraction)
carbon, usually in the non-graphitic state.
Note:
Carbon fibres are fabricated by
pyrolysis of organic precursor fibres or by growth from gaseous
hydrocarbons. The use of the term
graphite fibres instead of carbon fibres as often observed in the literature is incorrect and should
be avoided. The term
graphite fibres is justified only if three-dimensional crystalline order is confirmed, e.g. by X-ray
diffraction measurements.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 473
(Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations
1995))
on page 480
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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