Term: carbon fibre
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00831

Definition:
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 @P04961@ of organic precursor fibres or by growth from gaseous @H02889@. The use of the term @G02686@ instead of carbon fibres as often observed in the literature is incorrect and should be avoided. The term @G02686@ is justified only if three-dimensional crystalline order is confirmed, e.g. by X-ray @D01711@ measurements.

Related Terms:
1) pyrolysis (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04961).
2) hydrocarbons (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02889).
3) graphite fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02686).
4) diffraction (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01711).
5) mass fraction (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03722).
6) carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00821).

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)

Citation: 'carbon fibre' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00831

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