PROPERTIES OF CARBON FIBRE
a)Carbon Fiber has High Strength to Weight Ratio (also known as specific strength): Strength of a material is the force per unit area at failure, divided by its density. Any material that is strong AND light has a favourable Strength/weight ratio. Materials such as Aluminium, titanium, magnesium, Carbon and glass fiber, high strength steel alloys all have good strength to weight ratios.(2 NM/KG) b) Carbon Fiber is very Rigid: Rigidity or stiffness of a material is measured by its Young Modulus and measures how much a material deflects under stress. Carbon fiber reinforced plastic is over 4 times stiffer than Glass reinforced plastic, almost 20 times more than pine, 2.5 times greater than aluminium. c) Carbon fiber is Corrosion Resistant and Chemically Stable: Although carbon fiber themselves do not deteriorate, Epoxy is sensitive to sunlight and needs to be protected. Other matrices (whatever the carbon fiber is imbedded in) might also be reactive. d) Carbon fiber is Electrically ...