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Old 05-02-2007, 02:37 PM   #7
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Carbon Fiber
The same basic process as fiberglass only using carbon fiber cloth and high quality resins to get the highest tensile strength, highest strength to weight, and achieve a very rigid shape or structure.
Pros- Ultra high strength, ultra rigid, resists damage from sunlight when unpainted.
Cons- does not flex, if flexed it shatters like glass. very expensive.
i take exception to the last statement. carbon fiber can be designed to flex very well (think golf club shaft or corvette leaf springs). CF properties can be greatly varied depending on the manufacturing methods (resins, mold types, cure method, etc.).
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