HexTow® 85

HexTow® 85 carbon fiber is a continuous, PAN based fiber available in 24,000 (24K) filament count tows. This fiber was developed specifically as a cost-effective replacement of rayon-based carbon fiber for ablative applications. The method in which it is processed results in a PAN-based carbon fiber that delivers equivalent strength and ablative performance to traditional rayon-based carbon fiber in carbon-carbon composite structures. Composite and carbon-carbon ablative data are currently being generated to compare HexTow® 85 performance to historical rayon databases. HexTow® 85 is manufactured in the United States from U.S.-produced PAN precursor, ensuring a reliable supply chain for ablative materials used on US military applications.