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The main advantage for carbon fibre is that it gives a lot more strength, for less weight. The strongest carbon fibre is about 5 five times stronger than steel, and even a fibre graded at low strength can be stronger than steel.

Carbon Fibre is made by a process called carbonization. The raw product, called a precursor, is placed in long strands, and then heated to 1000-3000°C without contact with oxygen. This makes the fibres vibrate rapidly, shaking atoms off, and replacing them with carbon. This leaves the manufacturer with long tightly packed strings of carbon, 0.005–0.010 mm in diameter, with only a few impurities. Thousands of these fibres are woven together to make a string, which can be made into a fabric.

Carbon fibers can be made extremely small, small enough that we can not see them. The fibres are also good at conducting electricity.

Carbon fibre can be made into a hollow tube, called a carbon nanotube, 0.001mm in diameter. These may be used in integrated circuits in the future.

Carbon Fibre in Yacht Masts
A mast for a sailing boat withstands a lot of force in its short lifetime. Even the strongest masts break after going through the Americas cup. But by using carbon fibre, because of its strength, the chances of this happening has reduced. Carbon fibre is a good product to use because of the fact that it can withstand the harsh marine conditions without deteriorating.

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