Carbon Fiber production breakthrough?

[Nytrunner]

If this holds up, my hat's off to Australia.
Imagine carbon tubes for the same or less cost as fiberglass!

https://techau.com.au/mass-production-of-carbon-fibre-solved-by-csiro-and-deakin-costs-set-to-crash/

 

[rharshberger]

If this holds up, my hat's off to Australia.
Imagine carbon tubes for the same or less cost as fiberglass!

https://techau.com.au/mass-production-of-carbon-fibre-solved-by-csiro-and-deakin-costs-set-to-crash/

+1, I love CF but its expense is definitely a limiting factor in the common use of it.

 

[TopRamen]

I hope this holds up. I love CF!

 

[dixontj93060]

Written like an investment sales add--I'd be wary.

 

[dhbarr]

CSIRO has major technical contributions across many categories ( wifi, contacts, etc ). I remain cautiously optimistic.

 

[Nytrunner]

Of course, this begs the question: Will shipping from Australia eat up the production savings? To be continued....

 

[rharshberger]

Of course, this begs the question: Will shipping from Australia eat up the production savings? To be continued....

Or will the technique/process be licensed to a US company....

 

[Winston]

If this holds up, my hat's off to Australia.
Imagine carbon tubes for the same or less cost as fiberglass!

https://techau.com.au/mass-production-of-carbon-fibre-solved-by-csiro-and-deakin-costs-set-to-crash/

Yes, but they're use carbon "fibre" and we prefer carbon FIBER. :smile: