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Old 01-12-10 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbossman
Carbon Fiber does not fatigue. It spontaneously combusts.
Ha ha! True!

The thing that concerns me about CF is the failure mode: When aluminum fails, it fractures at it's weakest point. When CF fails, it fractures throughout. The reason for this lies in the elastic properties of the materials. CF has very little ductility, (the extent to which materials can be deformed without fracture. ...think bread dough), while aluminum features a fair amount ductility.
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