Questions tagged [carbon-fiber]
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Carbon Nanotubes as muscles?
I was wondering why carbon nanotubes are not used as artificial muscles yet? I mean they behave similar to real muscles, only that they expand horizontally. What are the current challenges that researchers are facing?
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Is triaxial carbon fiber gimmick?
Is there any benefit to using triaxial weave pattern instead of common twill?
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Can carbon fibre be injection molded?
I found very little information about that, but it says that its technically possible, but then why it isnt used instead regular carbon fibre machining? It sounds way easier...
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Why are parts from carbon fiber stiff?
I have noob question,I dont understand why are parts made from woven carbon fiber composite stiff.
I understand that carbon fibers are strong and have high Young modulus,its stiff and strong when the applied force is tensile type parallel to the…
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home-made pultruded components?
If I make a sandwich of wood, thin plastic, carbon-fiber tow (cut to about a foot long) impregnated with epoxy to the right ratio, thin plastic, and wood, and clamp it together and leave it, will I end up with a structure similar to a pultruded…
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