Why is carbon fiber the most effective material?
– Carbon fiber has the smallest diameter filaments of the common fibers used in static control devices. A small diameter filament concentrates the electric field and produces ionization at a lower static charge density than a larger diameter filament. Both stainless steel fiber and conductive acrylic fiber have larger diameter filaments than carbon fiber. However, stainless steel and conductive acrylic are still very good static reduction materials and are recommended anywhere that fiber shedding will cause mechanical or electrical problems inside machines.
