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Graphite used to be the lightweight supermaterial reserved for F1 or supercars. But graphite might be about to take another step further into the mainstream.
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Ford's lightweight body panel project began this year and sought to build up carbon fibre composite panels that were cheap, finished to a high standard,[url=http://giuseppezanottichainsandals.olimx.com/][b]discount giuseppe zanotti chain sandals with big promoton[/b][/url], weighed less than Half of the steel equivalent and could be incorporated on the current production line.
The prototype Ford Focus bonnet also meets Ford's standards for crash performance. Ford claims the bonnet has also performed well in pedestrian protection head-impact tests,[url=http://monclerjackenonlinech.albirank.net/][b]Moncler Günstig[/b][/url], thanks to a unique foam core sandwiched between two layers of CFRP.
"Customers of Ford's passenger cars shouldn't expect to see carbon fibre-bodied examples for sale soon,[url=http://monclerjackenonlinech.albirank.net/][b]Moncler Günstig Moncler Jacken Günstig Moncler Weste Billig Österreich[/b][/url]," said Inga Wehmeyer. "But the strategy we have refined and developed for the prototype Focus bonnet could be transferred to higher volume applications at a later date."
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