Carbon Fibre
Carbon exists in both crystalline and amorphous forms, which goes some way to explain how, from a single substance, a vast array of materials ranging from graphite to carbon fibre with opposing properties can be arrived at. Amorphous materials have no definite shape, they break to give curved or irregular faces, and they also soften and will melt over a specific temperature range. Crystalline materials consist of individual crystals, and are arranged in a well-defined shape.
Although it originates from the same element as diamond, carbon fibre is one of the new man-made, high-tech materials that has come to be associated with premium, high-end luxury. Consisting of shiny black filaments of fibres drawn from approximately 90 per cent ...
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