Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer 2
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer
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Introduction
Carbon Fibre reinforced polymer commonly known as CFRP is a very strong composite material that is majorly preferred for many automotive and aeronautical application due to the fact that despite their strength that still light that the traditional metallic materials. The polymers often used to make this composite material is epoxy, polyester, vinyl and even nylon. Thus in making CFRP carbon fibre is often combined with polymers such as epoxy to result in a material that has a very high strength-to-weight ratio.
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers despite being relative expensive as compared to other traditional metallic materials; they have been preferred for many applications such as in the automotive industry and aeronautical industry where high strength-to-weight ratio is demanded.
(Image 1: carbon fibre reinforced polymer)
Advantages of CFRP over Traditional metallic material
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers are very strong which has made them of interest in the field of engineering. According to Gesellschaft (1981), CFRPs is important because they can offer high strength value at a relatively low value of weight. In the construction of body parts of automobiles, it is important that the designs are very low in fuel consumption. In order to have the minimal fuel consumption then, the first issue that the automobile fields have to address is the weight of the designs. CFRPs are of interest because they can be able to increase fuel efficiency in many car designs by reducing the overall weight of the automobiles.
When the weight is reduced other benefits like reduced life cycle costs are also reduced. The stiffness of any material depends on its modulus of elasticity. The modulus of carbon fibre reinforced polymer is typically 20 msi (138 Gpa), and it also has an ultimate strength of 500 ksi (3.5 Gpa). These values are relatively higher when compared with a modulus of 10 msi for
Name
Institutional analysis
Introduction
Carbon Fibre reinforced polymer commonly known as CFRP is a very strong composite material that is majorly preferred for many automotive and aeronautical application due to the fact that despite their strength that still light that the traditional metallic materials. The polymers often used to make this composite material is epoxy, polyester, vinyl and even nylon. Thus in making CFRP carbon fibre is often combined with polymers such as epoxy to result in a material that has a very high strength-to-weight ratio.
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers despite being relative expensive as compared to other traditional metallic materials; they have been preferred for many applications such as in the automotive industry and aeronautical industry where high strength-to-weight ratio is demanded.
(Image 1: carbon fibre reinforced polymer)
Advantages of CFRP over Traditional metallic material
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers are very strong which has made them of interest in the field of engineering. According to Gesellschaft (1981), CFRPs is important because they can offer high strength value at a relatively low value of weight. In the construction of body parts of automobiles, it is important that the designs are very low in fuel consumption. In order to have the minimal fuel consumption then, the first issue that the automobile fields have to address is the weight of the designs. CFRPs are of interest because they can be able to increase fuel efficiency in many car designs by reducing the overall weight of the automobiles.
When the weight is reduced other benefits like reduced life cycle costs are also reduced. The stiffness of any material depends on its modulus of elasticity. The modulus of carbon fibre reinforced polymer is typically 20 msi (138 Gpa), and it also has an ultimate strength of 500 ksi (3.5 Gpa). These values are relatively higher when compared with a modulus of 10 msi for
References: VDI-Gesellschaft Kunststofftechnik, 1981, Processing and uses of carbon fibre reinforced plastics. Düsseldorf: VDI-Verlag. Fitzer, E., Centro Técnico Aeroespacial., United Nations Industrial Development Organization., United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development., & International Conference on Carbon Fibre Applications,1985, Carbon fibres and their composites. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Bajpai, P, 2013, Update on carbon fibre. Shrewsbury: ISmithers Rapra Publishing.