China has introduced a new ultra-high-strength carbon fiber material that is thinner than a human hair but far stronger than steel. The newly developed T1200-grade fiber, also known as SYT80, has already entered industrial-scale production, with Chinese officials claiming the material is powerful enough to pull a coach carrying 54 adults.
The breakthrough was announced by the China National Building Material Group (CNBM), a state-owned company, which said the country has become the first in the world to mass-produce this grade of carbon fiber at the hundred-ton level.
