Carbon fiber

so i just found out my grandpa has tons of carbon fiber should i make the worlds first carbon fiber complete and its reallly light but expensive so should i do it or no
 

ConnorD

Steel Member
no its preety thick 2 inch thick and its one of the lighetest metals ever and strongest why do you think all the millatarys stealth planes are madde of it
Carbon Fibre isn't a metal, it's a plastic.
And military stealth planes are made of it because they don't need to be able to withstand multiple impacts... They're planes. If you crash it, it's done. Scooters are the exact opposite in this case. And carbon fibre is also very flexible, making it probably ride like crap.
 
Carbon Fibre isn't a metal, it's a plastic.
And military stealth planes are made of it because they don't need to be able to withstand multiple impacts... They're planes. If you crash it, it's done. Scooters are the exact opposite in this case. And carbon fibre is also very flexible, making it probably ride like crap.

well how come some high spped racecars are made of it and can withstand crashing
 

ConnorD

Steel Member
Formula1 race cars drive shafts, axels, and most of the car is carbon fiber

Like said above, the metal cage protecting the driver would never be made out of carbon fibre. Everything else may be, but nothing protecting the racer from impacts would be made of it.
 

Ralph

AlpacaFlip
Carbon fiber has an outer coating that strengthens it up. Once you scratch that coating deep enough it weakens the carbon firber. This leads to a shatter. I have carbon bars and fork on my downhill bike. The reason it can is because the shocks absorb most of the pressure applied to them. Unless your scooter has decent travel suspension and you don't grind I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you want carbon fiber stuck in your leg.
 
well your right carbon wouldnt be very good but iam looking for very verylight metal what metal would be good me and my grandpa are great with metals we built parts for a 58 chevy vette
 
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