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Electroplating Carbon Fibers Can Have Interesting Results
- FlyMoreRockets 5y agoAn easy path to metal matrix composites.
- chroem- 5y agoAs someone who has spent some time and effort attempting to develop this exact process, it's limited by poor fiber adhesion to the metal matrix.
- elcritch 5y agoUnfortunate but not entirely surprising. Though perhaps the fiber pull out strength could be increased by modifying the compositions of the metals/fibers to increase the binding strength. Or perhaps fiber geometry. Interesting process though nevertheless.
- FlyMoreRockets 5y agoMore interesting than copper as used in the example would be nickel or rhodium.
- bartvk 5y agoCan you explain more about this? Do these have certain properties that you find beautiful, or useful?
- delecti 5y agoProbably corrosion resistance, if I had to guess.
- FlyMoreRockets 5y agoStrength to weight ratio and high temperature properties.