A type of composite material consisting of carbon fiber suspended in a polymer. The carbon fiber provides strength, while the polymer acts as cohesive matrix to hold the fibers. CFRP is manufactured as a variety of forms, with various techniques including filament winding, pultrusion, and hand lay-up processes. CFRP materials possess good rigidity, high strength, low density, corrosion resistance, vibration resistance, high ultimate strain, high fatigue resistance, and low thermal conductivity. They are bad conductors of electricity and are non-magnetic.
