Petroceramics has wide experience and expertise in carbon fiber reinforced C/C composites for high performance applications such as Formula 1 cars braking discs and pads.

Petroceramics’s strength stems from its capability to connect the physical and mechanical properties of C/C composites to their structures and textures and to the processing they underwent.

The behavior of a C/C composite in use reflects the nature of its components, namely the fibers, the matrix and the pores (structure) and their interconnection (texture). This, in turn, reflects the processing parameters.

Layered structure of a needled C/C (left). SEM image detail of the micro-structure of the composite (right)