Loaʻa i ka carbon nanotubes ka ikaika kiʻekiʻe a me ka elasticity kūpono, a loaʻa iā ia ka modulus mea kiʻekiʻe loa.ʻAʻole wale ia nā waiwai o ka carbon fiber, akā loaʻa pū kekahi i ka uila a me ka thermal conductivity o nā mea metala, ka wela a me ka corrosion kū'ē o nā mea seramika, ka palupalu a me ka hiki ʻana o nā fiber textile, a me ka māmā māmā o ka hana ʻana o nā mea polymer.

Ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā nanotubes kalapona paʻa he nui:
Nā ʻāpana nanoelectronic
ʻO nā mea hana polymer composite multifunctional (pale-absorbing wave, thermal conductivity, reinforcement, electric conductivity, etc.)
Nā mea mālama wai hydrogen
Mea hoʻoheheʻe
Kāpena nui
Nā mea ʻike, etc.