Xenia^® Materials, a global leader in thermoplastic specialties, announced the introduction of XECARB^® ST, a new family of supertough carbon fiber composites custom-engineered providing superior impact strength performance.

“There is a growing demand for lightweight composites in various new markets, such as sustainable mobility and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), where we have identified a need for higher impact resistance than previously offered by carbon fiber reinforced composites,” says Cristian Zanchetta, Technical Manager for R&D at Xenia^® Materials. “Our new XECARB^® ST family meets these challenges while at the same time opening new opportunities for innovative applications in existing market segments, such as sports equipment, appliances, supercars and even additive manufacturing.”

XECARB^® ST shows significantly higher impact resistance, low temperature ductility and tensile elongation at break. With slightly lower density, the new carbon fiber composite technology improves the impact and cold impact performance of carbon fiber composite applications for weight reductions, lower material and energy consumption, associated cost savings and reduced environmental impact.