Beware Carbon Fibre
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Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:52 amby Мастер
It’s used on bicycles and aeroplanes because it’s lighter than steel or aluminium. But it’s not as strong.
I have no expertise in submarine construction, but is weight really a consideration?
Why not just use old-fashioned metal?
Re: Beware Carbon Fibre
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Sat Jun 24, 2023 5:38 pmby g-one
Apparently, steel is no good for that depth, but titanium is.
This was a carbon fibre/titanium combination, which is problematic because they don't expand and contract the same.
20 milliseconds would be rather painless though.
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canad ... 100867270/
Re: Beware Carbon Fibre
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Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:53 pmby tubeswell
g-one wrote:...carbon fibre/titanium combination, ...problematic because they don't expand and contract the same.
Thermal expansion - quite a basic engineering consideration. I guess whoever designed it was out of their depth.
Re: Beware Carbon Fibre
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Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:59 amby Lianachan
Heid the Ba wrote:Boom boom.
Think you mean moob moob in this case.