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are carbon fiber barrels the wave of the future?
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<blockquote data-quote="A/C Guy" data-source="post: 1980679" data-attributes="member: 13490"><p><a href="https://christinedemerchant.com/carbon_characteristics_heat_conductivity.html" target="_blank">Extremely Informative Regarding Heat Conductivity</a></p><p></p><p>I find it interesting that they chose copper for the comparison. It turns out that copper is twice as conductive as aluminum (I never knew that) which is more than seven times as conductive as steel. So, the proper choice of carbon fiber can be as much as 14 to 1400 times (based upon the data in the chart in the linked article) a better conductor of heat than steel; depending on choice of CF.</p><p>Since Christensen started his career in the aerospace industry working with carbon fiber and his goal is to maximize stiffness and heat transfer, I bet that he has a "secret blend" of materials carefully selected for their specific physical properties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A/C Guy, post: 1980679, member: 13490"] [URL='https://christinedemerchant.com/carbon_characteristics_heat_conductivity.html']Extremely Informative Regarding Heat Conductivity[/URL] I find it interesting that they chose copper for the comparison. It turns out that copper is twice as conductive as aluminum (I never knew that) which is more than seven times as conductive as steel. So, the proper choice of carbon fiber can be as much as 14 to 1400 times (based upon the data in the chart in the linked article) a better conductor of heat than steel; depending on choice of CF. Since Christensen started his career in the aerospace industry working with carbon fiber and his goal is to maximize stiffness and heat transfer, I bet that he has a "secret blend" of materials carefully selected for their specific physical properties. [/QUOTE]
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