CARBON NANOFIBER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL

摘要

A carbon fiber composite material includes an elastomer 30 and carbon nanofibers 40 uniformly dispersed in the elastomer 30. The carbon nanofibers are produced by a vapor growth method and then heated at a temperature that is in a range from 1100 to 1600°C and is higher than the reaction temperature employed in the vapor growth method.