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Panex® 35 Brochure

Panex® 35 Brochure

Panex® 35 Brochure

Product catalog summary
Introduction
Panex® 35 is highlighted as a leading industrial carbon fiber, offering affordability and performance comparable to aerospace-grade fibers. It is known for its high strength, low weight, stiffness, corrosion and heat resistance, and electrical conductivity.

Manufacturing and Cost
Panex® 35 is produced using a textile-based precursor and a proprietary high-throughput process, making it the lowest cost commercial carbon fiber available. Zoltek's strategy focuses on being the lowest cost producer, maintaining sustainable pricing independent of the aerospace industry, and ensuring supply commitment.

Applications
Panex® 35 is widely used in various industries, including wind energy, automotive, oil & gas, infrastructure, marine, aircraft interiors, CNG/pressure vessels, energy storage, sporting goods, and thermoplastic compounding.

Product Specifications
  • Continuous Tow (50K): Offers high tensile strength and modulus, electrical conductivity, and compatibility with various resins.
  • Chopped Fibers: Used in engineering thermoplastics and high-temperature thermoplastics, providing high strength-to-weight ratios.
  • Milled Fibers: Suitable for applications requiring strength and electrostatic dissipation.
  • Prepregs: Ideal for rapid part thickness build-up with excellent composite properties.
  • Fabrics: Available in various weights and constructions for composite applications.
  • Pultruded Profiles: High tensile strength and stiffness, corrosion-resistant, used in industrial construction.


Quality and Performance
Zoltek ensures product consistency and performance through ISO, AS, and QS certifications. The company offers stable pricing and value-added intermediate products, reducing costs for end users.

Global Presence
Zoltek operates manufacturing facilities in the US, Hungary, and Mexico, with sales offices worldwide, supporting its mission to lead carbon fiber commercialization and drive new energy technologies.
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Catalog excerpts

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COMMERCIAL CARBON FIBER

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In the world of materials, Panex® 35 has emerged as the industrial carbon fiber - one that is both affordable and delivers the strength to weight performance equal to or better than many “aerospace” grades. Panex® 35 reinforced composites are remarkable in their performance characteristics and properties that include: high strength, low weight, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and electrical conductivity. Panex® 35 is made from our abundant textile-based precursor and manufactured in a proprietary high-throughput process that allows it to be the lowest cost commercial carbon...

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Panex® 35 Continuous Tow is the premier commercial carbon fiber on the market. It is a 50K filament fiber manufactured from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor, and is available with a range of sizings for optimal processing and compatibility with a variety of resin systems. Germanischer Lloyd Approved ISO, AS, QS Certified Processing Support Available Spool to Spool Consistency Yielding Low Coefficients of Variation Tensile Modulus Electrical Conductivity Density Fiber Diameter Carbon Content Spool Weight Spool Length Compatible Resins: Epoxy, Vinyl Ester, Engineering Thermoplastic CHOPPED FIBERS...

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CARBON PREPREGS Panex® 35 Prepregs are ideal for rapidly building part thickness with excellent composite properties, and allows for a higher manufacturing throughput at a lower cost. A wide selection of epoxy resin formulations meets a variety of processing and composite property requirements for tack, toughness, flow in cure, surface finish, cure time, cure temperature, and delivered composite strength and modulus. Tensile Strength Tensile Modulus Compressive Strength ▪▪ Fabric Weights from 150 - 900 gsm ▪▪ Designed for Rapid Build-Up of Part Thickness ▪▪ Custom Formulations Available Compressive...

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ADVANTAGE LOW-Cost PRODUCTION with CAPACITY Zoltek has demonstrated significant capacity to support application development and the ability to expand at the rate necessary to support commercialization of new applications through: ▪▪ Raw material technology and availability ▪▪ 6-month turnkey expansion ▪▪ The lowest cost capital investment in the industry Zoltek’s facility in Nyergesujfalu, Hungary boasts the most production space of all of Zoltek’s facilities worldwide. Aerospace CF STABLE PRICING STRUCTURE Zoltek’s unique position in the marketplace enables the price stability that our customers...

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SALES OFFICES ABOUT ZOLTEK Zoltek Corporation (HQ) 3101 McKelvey Road Bridgeton, MO 63044 T: 1-314-291-5110 F: 1-314-291-8536 E: [email protected] St. Charles, Missouri 11 Research Park St. Charles, MO 63304 Energy Technology is the next great global industry. But it cannot evolve without carbon fiber. Zoltek Europe H-2537 Nyergesujfalu Hungary T: 36-33-536-021 E: [email protected] Zoltek China E: [email protected] Zoltek India E: [email protected] Zoltek Korea E: [email protected] St. Peters, Missouri 27 Guenther Blvd St. Peters, MO 63376 Abilene, Texas 1221 Fulwiler Road...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.