Monday, January 31, 2011

Wrapping Carbon Fiber



For being carbon fiber, this sample seems pretty brittle. First off, we made the mistake of not spraying or coating the PVC with anything, so the carbon fiber fused to that and had to be chipped off. Secondly, the strands seemed very easy to break, especially where there were only 1 or 2. In the middle where there was the most buildup, it seemed much stronger, but for the weight and the thickness of material, the woven fibers seem to be providing a better structural solution.

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