Mass Production of Carbon Fibre Solved by CSIRO and Deakin. Costs Set to Crash
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http://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releas ... A5DC28BAD5
Seems like great news for carbon fiber products, just hope it translates into cheaper frames for consumers!
Seems like great news for carbon fiber products, just hope it translates into cheaper frames for consumers!
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Actually carbon fiber + resins aren't very expensive. Of course there are more expensive fibers (E.g. HM, UHM type carbon) but the frames are mostly made using regular CF.
What costs is R&D, molds and handwork (and marketing (..and brand..))
What costs is R&D, molds and handwork (and marketing (..and brand..))
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If, it will translate into bigger profit margin
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jupis wrote:Actually carbon fiber + resins aren't very expensive. Of course there are more expensive fibers (E.g. HM, UHM type carbon) but the frames are mostly made using regular CF.
What costs is R&D, molds and handwork (and marketing (..and brand..))
This. Title of thread is incorrect IMHO, costs certainly will not crash.
From the article:
Only a handful of companies around the world can create carbon fibre, each using their own secret recipe.
To join this elite club CSIRO and Deakin researchers had to crack the code.
They aren't talking about resins, or the final product, just the carbon thread/tow. Their equivalent would be Toray etc.
And degrade in the sunlight
Marin wrote:And degrade in the sunlight
Once had a customer come in with electrical tape on the spokes of his Mavic CCU's; so as to protect them from "harmful UV rays".
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