Is Carbon Fiber strong?
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Is Carbon Fiber strong?
I think so
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I've also heard that CF hood will retain shape so they can come flying through the windhsield instead of warping like a metal hood.
Is this also true?
I've also heard that CF hood will retain shape so they can come flying through the windhsield instead of warping like a metal hood.
Is this also true?
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I have never seen CF do that.. I think it either may have alum. in it or the metal bars on the side if it has any.. Any CF that i have ever seen shreads very very easily.. Basically it just frays and looks just like Fiberglass if you poke a hole in it. IDK if the hood is all CF but it is very hard for me to believe that the hood held that weight and bent that way if being solid CF.
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Originally posted by maynard5000
If it wasn't strong, Ferrari wouldn't make the chassis and body of the Enzo out of carbon fiber.
If it wasn't strong, Ferrari wouldn't make the chassis and body of the Enzo out of carbon fiber.
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.. CF is 8x stronger then steel for a given mass, it's also 15 to 35% more flexable ( flexability varies between brands/types of epoxy) then fiberglass in a polyester resin. Thier are different types of CF, some are a high strength and some are high modulous weaves also make a difference in it's charcteristics when in a matrix as well as how it was made. idealy a 50% mix of CF and resin will be the strongest and lightest.. to get that glossy look with epoxy it requires that a higher percent of epoxy be used thereby reducing the strength or the part.. vacuume baging a part will make it the strongest and post curing will increase it's temp durability.
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Originally posted by maynard5000
If it wasn't strong, Ferrari wouldn't make the chassis and body of the Enzo out of carbon fiber.
If it wasn't strong, Ferrari wouldn't make the chassis and body of the Enzo out of carbon fiber.
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Originally posted by bingoboy
i think the reason for that is weight savings more than anything.
i think the reason for that is weight savings more than anything.
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