New Application of Carbon Fiber: Carbon Fiber Table Tennis Racquet

Table tennis is a sport that can exercise the agility, responsiveness, endurance, and other aspects of the human body. It is known as the "national ball" in China and has a strong mass foundation. The conditions for the development of table tennis are not harsh and have strong participation. Men, women, old and young can play, from all directions, indoors and outdoors, with or without money. Advanced tables can be used to play with good conditions, cement tables can also be used to play with poor conditions, and several tables can be used to play without a table. It can be played in the open air with good weather, or in a small room with strong winds and heavy snow.

Solid wood racket

The traditional table tennis racket base is mostly composed of solid wood (such as imported juniper wood), making the racket body sturdy and durability . With the continuous development of modern material technology, the application of glass fiber, carbon fiber, and aramid fiber in the field of sports equipment is becoming more and more mature. The table tennis racket base plate made of carbon fiber composite materials is gradually able to produce good cushioning during hitting due to its light weight and good toughness.

Carbon fiber table tennis racket

The bottom plate is divided based on carbon content:

According to the carbon content, the carbon fiber table tennis racket base plate can be divided into: ① heavy-duty carbon base plate, also known as full carbon base plate, which can account for up to 15% of the overall quality of the racket base plate. That is, according to the regulations of the International Table Tennis Federation, the proportion of carbon fiber material should be increased as much as possible to provide athletes with the best rebound strength, extremely low hitting arc, etc.; ② The design concept of a lightweight carbon base plate is to maximize the high-speed hitting performance of carbon fiber composite materials while improving the hitting feel of a racket similar to a pure wood base plate. When using carbon fiber materials, the proportion of their mass should be minimized as much as possible.

In addition to the two types of carbon fiber table tennis racket base plates mentioned above, the most common and traditional one is currently woven carbon fiber base plates. It uses Carbon Fiber Cloth woven vertically and horizontally as the main material for multi-layer bonding, without the need to consider the direction of wood fibers like a pure wood bottom plate. The overall elasticity and strength are relatively ideality.