Recently, Australia ford unveiled its 100% carbon fiber air intake system, the air intake system to be released at ford's recent new high-performance sedan FalconXR6 Sprint model application.The air intake system designed for turbo engine, can help the impeller speed.Using lightweight carbon fiber plate made of air inlet pipe, the cross sectional area is greatly increased.Compared with plastic, carbon fiber is more strong, not easy to deformation under pressure or high temperature, and to a lesser quality.Carbon fiber intake pipe weighs 235 grams, and plastic intake pipe is 438 grams.In addition, the advanced automobile manufacturing companies launched using the carbon fiber body, drive shaft, brake pads, car rear wing, hood, what is the reason?
First, the development of a new generation of car is to guarantee the safety of lightweight at the same time, the carbon fiber density than low carbon steel, aluminum alloy, strength and modulus than steel.The quality of the carbon fiber composite material was only 50% of the steel, and in the collision energy absorption capacity is 4 to 5 times higher than steel or aluminum, carbon fibre materials can make the car lightweight breakthrough.So carbon fiber has become a carmaker now favour of materials.
Second, with the problem of the pollution and fog haze weather is more and more serious, the car development will become more and more important for energy conservation and emissions reduction, and carbon fiber composite material is the best way to achieve this goal.Using carbon fiber material can improve the efficiency of the vehicle's fuel, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Third, the price and the technological conditions of catalytic.Although the price of carbon fiber on the high side, but as the steel prices continue to rise will be narrowed the gap between the two.In addition, the establishment of the recycling technology will make carbon fiber can be applied to the more auto parts and structural materials.
The last is the need of automobile manufacturing industry to upgrade, compared with the traditional cars, electric cars more urgent demand for carbon fiber.Range is lower than the traditional fuel vehicles, electric cars and lightweight can increase the range.
Carbon fiber is so popular, through the market data can be verified.Forward-looking industry institute released "the depth of the carbon fiber industry in China in 2016-2021 strategic planning research and investment analysis report shows that since 2009 the global auto industry, the demand for carbon fiber is on the rise, the demand of about 6148 tons in 2013.With the improvement of carbon emission standard and the demand of the lightweight car body, carbon fiber composite materials in the field of automobile application proportion of constantly improve, forward-looking industry institute conservative estimate future demand of carbon fiber in the field of auto industry will keep the size of the 7% growth, according to the growth forecasts, by 2018 global demand of carbon fiber in the field of auto industry will be around 8600 tons.

Carbon fiber can be applied not only in the auto industry, the aircraft, sporting goods, fan blades, aerospace and other fields have a wide range of applications.International carbon fiber demand in recent years the average growth of 13% or so, considering the properties of carbon fiber were fully developed at the same time, with the deepening of each big enterprise research on carbon fiber, is likely to see the new carbon fiber applications, after will make carbon fiber product needs further improvement.Comprehensive above factors, forward-looking industry research institute believes that the future international carbon market demand will be accelerated, demand will reach 100000 tons by 2020.