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Originally Posted by All Darc
And if carbon fiber is at least 3 times stronger than steel, it's like he was broking a 9 mm or 12mm tick steel plate at least.
I still challenge someone to prove me that a home made carbon fiber is stronger than steel. Right now for me, based in these videos, it's just crap.
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Strength claims are based on weight, not thickness or volume. As you know, the strength of both steel and CF depend on what kind it is.
I think there is huge potential in the automotive industry to implement CF, but costs must come down and the automation process must improve.
Weight is relatively unimportant for automobiles compared to other vehicles. As I've read elsewhere, the larger the percentage of a vehicle is comprised of fuel, the more important it is to reduce weight. Rockets are about 90% fuel by weight, so exotic lightweight materials are cost effective. Airplanes are about 40% fuel, so they have a medium need for lightweight materials. Cars are only 10% fuel, so they don't benefit as much by expensive forms of weight reduction.