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<blockquote data-quote="Gamesniper19" data-source="post: 1587481" data-attributes="member: 95013"><p>It is very well known and accepted that ounce for ounce, carbon fiber is stronger and stiffer than steel. Ok don't take PROOFs word, take the word of just one of a hundred scientists and non-shooters that research and make carbon.</p><p></p><p>As a comparison, <strong>steel</strong> has a tensile modulus of about 29 million psi (200 million kPa). Thus, the <strong>strongest carbon fibers</strong> are ten times <strong>stronger than steel</strong> and eight times that of aluminum, not to mention much lighter <strong>than</strong> both materials, 5 and 1.5 times respectively.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://zoltek.com/carbon-fiber/what-is-carbon-fiber/" target="_blank">http://zoltek.com/carbon-fiber/what-is-carbon-fiber/</a></p><p></p><p>As such, any similar contour of steel will be weaker and more prone to stress and environmental (heat) variables than carbon will be. Carbon is stronger and stiffer than steel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gamesniper19, post: 1587481, member: 95013"] It is very well known and accepted that ounce for ounce, carbon fiber is stronger and stiffer than steel. Ok don't take PROOFs word, take the word of just one of a hundred scientists and non-shooters that research and make carbon. As a comparison, [B]steel[/B] has a tensile modulus of about 29 million psi (200 million kPa). Thus, the [B]strongest carbon fibers[/B] are ten times [B]stronger than steel[/B] and eight times that of aluminum, not to mention much lighter [B]than[/B] both materials, 5 and 1.5 times respectively. [URL]http://zoltek.com/carbon-fiber/what-is-carbon-fiber/[/URL] As such, any similar contour of steel will be weaker and more prone to stress and environmental (heat) variables than carbon will be. Carbon is stronger and stiffer than steel. [/QUOTE]
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