Term: pitch-based carbon fibres
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04678

Definition:
Carbon fibres obtained from pitch precursor fibres after stabilization treatment, carbonization and final heat treatment.

Note: The term @P04677@-based carbon fibres comprises the @I03355@ as well as the anisotropic @M03851@ (MPP-based carbon fibres). The @I03353@ type belongs to the @C00836@ (low modulus) and is mainly used as @F02363@ in polymers and insulation materials and for similar applications. The anisotropic type (MPP-based carbon fibres) belongs to the carbon fibres type HM and is used mainly for reinforcement purposes due to its high @M03966@ value.

Related Terms:
1) pitch (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04677).
2) isotropic (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03353).
3) filler (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02363).
4) young's modulus (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03966).
5) isotropic pitch-based carbon fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03355).
6) mesophase pitch-based carbon fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03851).
7) carbon fibres type lm (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00836).
8) carbon fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00831).
9) carbonization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00840).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 500 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

Citation: 'pitch-based carbon fibres' 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.P04678

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