por LlucMarti | Sep 15, 2022 | Story-time
Today we will tell the story of the first production carbon fiber bicycle and how it has revolutionized the Tour de France! As with any sport, the competition to be the best leads to innovation everywhere possible, and as all composite lovers already know, carbon...
por LlucMarti | Sep 8, 2022 | Getting technical
Let’s talk about the failure sequence of carbon fiber specimens! The article »Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Epoxy Adhesive Tensile Test Failure Analysis Using Scanning Electron Microscopy» has many interesting pictures! Morphological characteristics...
por LlucMarti | Sep 6, 2022 | Newsfeed
Let’s kick off our newsfeed with very exciting news: Siemens Gamesa has installed the first Recyclable Blades at RWE offshore farm! Siemens Gamesa celebrated the delivery of green energy from the world’s first turbine equipped with the company’s composite...
por LlucMarti | Ago 24, 2022 | Getting technical
It’s safe to say that the leather caps and googles use during the ’50s are long gone! During the end of the ’60s, the first helmets made of a composite material (in this case, fiberglass) were already being developed. But what are F1 helmets made of...
por LlucMarti | Ago 16, 2022 | Getting technical
Carbon fiber is made from organic polymers, which consist of long strings of molecules held together by carbon atoms. Most carbon fibers (about 90%) are made from the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) process. A small amount (about 10%) are manufactured from rayon or the...
