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Originally Posted by motion
I have tons of carbon fiber pieces on my various motorcycles and am always amazed at the overall positive marketing ability of this stuff. It doesn't seem very strong to me at all, and it seems to shatter, rather than deform or crack. What am I missing here?
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I am guessing there is a huge difference in the quality and level of engineering that goes into consumer-grade cosmetic CF parts, vs. structural and/or racing CF parts. The former might more often be lower quality, with low-cost epoxies and/or curing methods. Whereas the latter structural stuff is more likely to be well-engineered, use higher-end pre-pregs and cured in high-$$ autoclaves (ensuring proper saturation/consistency, etc.), with much better QC.
Not to mention, I am sure there is no shortage of CF garbage out there (primarily coming out of SE Asia?) that ends up on many consumer cars/bikes/etc.
I could be way off though. Hopefully, Stephen will be along shortly to school us all!