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I think this is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_carbon%E2%80%93carbon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_carbon%E2%80%93carb... which is c

by ygra 6y ago

I think this is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_carbon%E2%80%93carbon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_carbon%E2%80%93carb... which is carbon-fiber in graphite, apparently, so the name is apt in that it's a composite of two different forms of carbon with different properties.

namibj 6y ago
Yes. It's a heterogeneous allotrope made from typically pyrolyzing the matrix, followed by slowly decomposing Acetylene inside the porous structure until the porosity is gone. Other ways are to just infuse the porous matrix with more resin, before pyrolyzing again. Then loop a (few) dozen times.