... (ORNL) for an aerospace application. Porous, carbon fiber -carbon binder composite materials are a class of carbon composites that are not widely recognized. Unlike dense, structural carbon- carbon ... density, carbon fiber -carbon binder composites are reviewed. 2 Manufacture 2. I Raw materials Low density, carbon fiber -carbon binder composites are fabricated from a variety of carbon ... grown carbon fibers, Carbon, 1993, 31(7), 103 9 104 7 Jacobsen, R.L., Tritt, T.M. Guth, J.R., Ehrlich, A.C. and Gillespie, D.J., Mechanical properties of vapor-grown carbon fiber, Carbon, ...