te whakamahi i te muka karboni
Kei ngā kākano karbona te whakaputa i tētahi o ngā whakamahinga mōrearea rawa i roto i te pūtaiao matū, e ai ki te āhua paiherea ana i ngā momo hiko, āhua wehi, me te whai wā. Ko tēnei matū whakahou e whakaaturia nei he rauaro iti noa iho ngā raawe i te 0.005-0.010 mm i te whatitiri, e whai ana i te nuinga o ngā rāngai karbona. Ko te mahi whakatupu he whakawhitiwhiti i ngā momo tuatahi i runga i ngā waehanga maha, ka puta he matū e rima ngaheke ake tonu i te inoi me te noho haere i te maha. I ngā whakamahi moe tikanga, kei te whakamahi ngā raawe karbona i te wāhi komihana, ka whakauruhia ngā raawe ki roto i te poripeni matua hei hanga i te karbona raawe whakauruhia (CFRP). Kei reira te whakamahi nui ake i roto i ngā whenua rerekē, mai i te roro rangi me te motokā ki ngā taonga porihita me ngā taonga hoko iwi. Ko te utu nui o te matū i te hononga hiko ki te mana wehi he mea pai ki ngā whakamahi, ko ia te mea nui kia kore e matea te wehi whare i te wā e whakamahia ana. I ngā whenua motokā me te roro rangi, e whai ana ngā kōmponeta karbona ki te pai ake i te umu rere me te pai ake i te whakatutuki. Ko te whiuwhiu me te whai here o te matū e pai rawa ana i ngā whakamahi nui whara, pērā i ngā paraerae hau karu me te whakapiki whakanui. Anō he mea pai te ara kitea o te karbona, e kitea ana i tana rarangi raranga paiherea, ka whakapai ake i te whakamahinga i ngā taonga whai painga me ngā taonga hoko utu.