Carbon fibre
material · 1958 · Digital age
A super-strong, light fibre made of carbon.
Principles and materials it uses
- Carbon — is made of. Carbon.
Where it is used
- Bicycle frame — is material for. Carbon frames.
- Prosthetic limb — is material for. Carbon feet.
- Racing car — is material for. A carbon monocoque.
- Tennis racket — is material for. Modern frames.
- Flywheel energy storage — is material for. The rotor is carbon fibre.
- Rear wing — is material for. The rear wing is carbon fibre.
- Tiltrotor — is material for. The blades and wing are composites.
- Military drone — is material for. The airframe is composite.
- Quadcopter (drone) — is material for. The frame is carbon fibre.
- Exoskeleton — is material for. Or carbon fibre.
- Hydrogen car — is material for. The tanks are carbon fibre.
What it is a kind of
- Composite material — is a kind of. Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic is a composite.