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Originally Posted by All Darc
Maybe the future of carbon fiber is also about create better resins, and not just reasearch for the carbon filaments itself.
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I think that is the area of most interest to me. I've seen somewhere CF or fiberglass mat cloth that can form around an existing part or be put in a female mold, the cloth curing is then activated by UV rays.
Cloth with just enough epoxy on it, activated by UV rays, heat, pressure, oxygen or lack of oxygen would simplify the fabrication process.
On another note I mentioned steel not going away without a fight and aluminum here to stay. I found an example of that, a paint-less example, saving time, weight, and perhaps cost.
Aluminum........................
Lotus Lightweight Structures - Microcab Chassis
http://www.lotuscars.com/lightweight...crocab-chassis
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As the Customer had no paint plant the anodised finish on the frame was specified as the final finish and we know that this provides many years durability, with products on the road for twenty years with no adverse corrosion effects.
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