Title: carbon–carbon composite
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - carbon–carbon composite
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C00825
Status: current

Definition
A carbon fibre-reinforced carbon matrix material. The carbon matrix phase is typically formed by solid, liquid or gaseous pyrolysis of an organic precursor material. The matrix is either a graphitizable carbon or non-graphitizable carbon, and the carbonaceous reinforcement is fibrous in form. The composite may also contain other components in particulate or fibrous forms.

Related Terms
- carbon fibre: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C00831
- composite: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/CT07545
- graphitizable carbon: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/G02690
- non-graphitizable carbon: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/N04194
- pyrolysis: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04961

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 480 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

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Citation: Citation: 'carbon–carbon composite' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C00825
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