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In Reply to: RE: Car of the day... posted by mkuller on June 30, 2015 at 19:35:26
I would like to get more detail on which components are C.f.
There are lots of components that need to be made from steel...crankshaft, pistons, cams, valves etc.
I'm sure some amazing things are possible in the future like engine blocks, suspensions etc. but calling that car almost entirely C.f. seems a bit braggadocio.
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The Koenigsegg Agera R had carbon fiber body, chassis, and wheels when last available.
Other than driveshafts and suspension components as you mentioned, that pretty well wraps up the use of carbon fiber in cars.
I think carbon fiber drive shafts are possible, if not already done.
And don't forget TITANIUM, the 'hotrod' of metals. Honda / Acura made the connecting rods in some versions of the NSX out of Ti. At some wacky cost.
You could cut a cars unsprung weight by 25% or so, 'just' by using Ti. Some alloys, like 3al2v and 6al4v are very difficult to cold form and in some cases, the flat plate must be cut with ultra high pressure water jets.
And speaking of the NSX?
For 10% of the money, that's where I get off the boat. I'll put the rest in T-Bills and retire.
Too much is never enough
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