today we are going to be doing some strength testing on carbon fiber
i did a video awhile back that was a flat panel and it had some flexibility
I got a lot of comments asking about that flexibility
In my personal opinion it was so flexible is because it was one dimentional
It was only three or four layer of lightweight carbon fiber
So today I am going to take 4 layers of 5.7 oz twill weave carbon fiber
I am going to create three section...all with the same amount of layers of carbon fiber
alright its nice and hard...with a little bit of flex
most people carbon fiber shouldn't have any flex to it
if it was brittle it would be fiberglass
thats part of what makes carbon fiber strong
Im going to cut this thing into three pieces
four layers carbon fiber
four layers carbon fiber, two layers on top and two layers on the bottom with 1/2 inch foam in-between
same thing here with a piece of 1 inch foam.
and then we will test the strength of it
alright I have the one piece cut into three
let me show you the difference in strength
no foam just flat carbon fiber
see the flex?
it should flex like that
same four layers of carbon fiber with a piece of 1/2 inch foam in the middle
nothing!
just a little bit of flex
im gonna take this weight...its 25 lbs
you can see it flex just a little bit
gonna move up to maybe an inch of foam in-between the same four layers of carbon fiber
less! see how ridged that is?
25lbs
im even gonna push on it...nothing
you want to make carbon fiber strong...give it some dimension
the difference in weight between this on and this one is so little you cant tell with that hand
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