Originally Posted by ettsn
Er, no. It isn't. It isn't metal, but that doesn't make it plastic.
-Paul
Um, yes it is. Do some reading. Carbon fiber is a limp, virtually useless thread with a ridiculously high tensile strength to weight ratio but literally no compressive strength (it's ******** thread). Carbon-reinforced composites or PLASTICS are what we commonly refer to as 'carbon fiber', where carbon thread is woven into cloth and then supported in an epoxy (PLASTIC) matrix.