What is the lowest temp Carbon fiber reinforced plastic can take before it brakes or cracks?

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What is the lowest temp Carbon fiber reinforced plastic can take before it brakes or cracks?

2007-01-12 18:37:36 · 2 answers · asked by gooddog1983 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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I have tested epoxy/carbon fiber reinforced prototype drive shafts for automobiles. I ran cyclic torsion tests using dry ice to produce about -100F .. maybe a little lower. Temperature was never a problem. 4-inch shafts to about 1000 ft-lbs of torque.

2007-01-13 04:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Texas Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

depends on the force applied--- have had plastic reinforced parts in liquid nitrogen, with out a problem----but no force was being acted upon them.

2007-01-12 18:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by redrepair 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋