Advantages of Fiberous Composite Materials
- High design freedoms：fiber, resin and process selection.
- High specific strength/stiffness：two/five times of aluminum/steel.
- High fatigue resistance：90% / 50% of its ultimate strength for fiber composite/metal material.
- No corrosion protection required：Could be totally avoid the coating/painting process.
Advantages of Carbon Fiber
- Advantages of Carbon Fiber：1/5 of steel and 1/2 of aluminum.
- Fatigue resistance：The static strength of aluminum alloy or steel is 50% whereas the rate is 90% for composite material.
- Anti-corrosion：Under the exposure of air and steam, coating is necessary for metals while carbon fiber is corrosion-resistant, coating is not obligatory.
- Dimensional stability：smaller expansion coefficient, able to produce net shape or almost net shape parts which save post-production cost.
- Structure effectiveness：Minimize the amount of parts by design, which decreases the assembly cost and increases the structural stiffness and effectiveness.
- Artful appearance
| Material Item | CFRP | GFRP | SS400 | NiCrMo | SUS304 | A2024 | CFRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density (g/cc) | 1.56 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.03 | 2.77 | 4.5 |
| Tensile Strength (MPa)(ksi) | 2450 (355) | 1370 (200) | 400 (58) | 1470 (215) | 980 (142) | 422 (61) | 1080 (157) |
| Tensile Modulus (GPa)(msi) | 138 (20) | 39 (6) | 206 (30) | 206 (30) | 197 (29) | 74 (11) | 114 (17) |
| Specific Strength (10^6cm) | 16.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.25 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Specific Strength Ratio | 12.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Specific Modulus (10^8cm) | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Specific Modulus Ratio | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
