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A new material: CFRP

PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:29 pm
by willempjuh2000
Maybe a new car build material: Carbon Fiber Reinforced polymer.
It's 90% cheaper than normal Carbon Fibre, and 70% as stiff :)
It's also used to build the monocoque of the BMW i3 and i8 and the Airbus A380.

Re: A new material: CFRP

PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:06 am
by WizzyThaMan
Maybe for later additions. For now, I think the current materials pretty much cover it all. The usage of this new material you talk about is still like 0.00001% of the market, so not worth adding yet.

Re: A new material: CFRP

PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:17 am
by vmo
And the BMW M3 E91/E92 (coupé and sedan/wagon) bonnet is made in CFRP, and the coupé roof the same.

The new M3/M4 uses CFRP for the bonnet, trunk door and roof, the front stabilizer rollbar (I think).