Tensile Strength
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Specific Strength or Strength to Weight Ratio
Common extruded engineering aluminium (grade 6082 t6) (Wiki) properties:
Tensile strength: 340MPa
Density: 2.7
Specific Strength: 126
Mild steel (grade En1a) (Wiki) properties:
Tensile strength: 400MPa
Density: 7.6
Specific Strength: 53
High strength aluminium for extruded/drawn tubes: 7005
Carbon fibre
What we’re actually talking about is the composite material group fibre-reinforced polymers.
The fibre made from carbon used in the end product will have very high mechanical properties, how it is combined with the polymer matrix which holds it together and forms the part volume is the key to the strength of the final product.