Unique applications of carbon-carbon composite materials (part three)

Carbon/carbon composites (CCC) are a unique class of high performance mater ials. Since their inception, about 1960, over 100 different types of CCCs h ave been created with properties previously not available. Novel materials were designed, fabricated tested upgraded, and used in selected prototype a pplications. Componentry benefits were demonstrated and later the materials were used in operational systems. This review focuses on the applied uses of CCC materials in the fields of friction, aerospace, propulsion, power ge neration, thermal management, industry, and medicine.