Currently, the demand for carbon fiber in automobiles makes up a small fraction of the total market. Auto industry demand is expected to rise from 2,700 metric tonnes in 2011 to 5,600 metric ...

Although carbon fiber has been around for a while, the cost of manufacturing it hasn't gone down all that much, meaning consumers will have to pay more on their end for carbon fiber car parts ...

Because of its high ratio of strength to weight—carbon fiber is just as strong, or stronger, than steel at about one-fifth the weight—carbon fiber is used in a variety of products including ...

BMW‘s carbon fiber roof parts will soon be replaced with plant fiber. When the BMW M4 GT4 hits the Nürburgring for its next 24-hour race, it’ll be race-testing the same flax-based natural ...

The Halpin-Tsai equations show that if an aspect ratio (L/D) of 100 — 0.72 mm length/0.0072 mm diameter in the case of carbon fiber — can be reached, then the mechanical strength of the fiber will be ...

Car parts made of carbon fiber have been used for decades in $1-million-plus European supercars, from the likes of Ferrari and McLaren. But for the first time, a handful of 2016 models sold in ...

If the four carbon fiber option packs on the Revuelto were not enough for you, Vorsteiner has some additional options.

The cheapest new car with a carbon-fiber tub, the Alfa Romeo 4C, ... To make a part out of carbon fiber . . . well, first you get the raw material out of the freezer.

Carbon fiber as we know it is one of the most impressive materials in our toolkit. ... If all these functions were part of a car or aircraft body, this could reduce the weight by up to 50 percent." ...

Race car rolling chassis concept is incorporated into production sports car. Patent-pending carbon fiber monocoque chassis delivers maximum stiffness-to-weight ratio in high-temperature environment.

The resulting car door panel, aircraft fuselage, or bike frame is up to 50% lighter than the same part made out of steel, according to BMW. Regulatory scrutiny from the EU for carbon fiber ...