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If we know the basics about carbon fiber tubes, we will better understand the wide range of its contributions and applications just to make our lives easier.
So are you looking for a suitable material for your bicycle frame? There are many types of materials, including steel, aluminium, titanium, carbon fibre and so on. All materials can work equally well to becoming your suitable bicycle frame. They each have their purposes and strengths and weaknesses. This article will discuss the more common ones, namely the steel and 'chromoly'.
Steel
In other words, it is known as high-tensile steel. The word tensile relates to tension. Therefore, this makes a steel bike frame able to withstand high tensions. How much would a steel frame cost? If you are on a budget, selecting steel as your preferred material is a good choice. You will find that the price range is $200 to $400 per piece.
Though the material is somewhat more expensive compared to metals, still, its many applications can be felt across the earth. In fact, we see a growing demand of this composite applied to various fields like automotive and aerospace. Then, it is also applied to bicycles, motorcycles and sailboats. Over further developments, people think of ways to apply this material into personal gadgets like laptops, Xbox cases, wrist watches, and USB, to name a few. In music, it can be applied into cases and bodies of stringed musical instruments, guitar strings, and drum shells. In sports, it has been a popular option applied to golf clubs, cues for pools and billiards, fishing rods, archery equipments, paintball equipment, and racquet frames.
There are different processes for manufacturing this composite, depending on the design, the finish, and volume. For simple and few simple pieces, some use vacuum bag. Carbon fiber is polish, waxed, and then applied by a release agent. The vacuum is then pulled and then set aside, usually in a day or two, to give time for the piece to harden. Another simple method is the use of the compression mold.
When a certain application is requiring for a material that was trusted in its strength, rigidity and light weight reinforcement, nothing can stand in the way of carbon fiber tubes. Almost everywhere we go, we see various applications of this composite material. A great deal of supply of this material was used in different areas and applications due to its stiffer structure. More industries now prefer composites rather than other metals they once trusted like aluminum and steel. Applications of this material varied from the most simple to the most intricate. We have seen the engagement of this in machine rollers used for papers; manufacturing equipments for textile and plastics; to the more complex things like the microphone booms, movie camera, annex poles, covered awnings and even sonar equipment.
But where does the carbon fiber tube get its fantastic strength-to-weight ratio? A tube was made up of many carbon fibers. Each filament thread was made up of a thousand more carbon filaments. This comprises of almost carbon entirely. Added strength of the material was brought about by the microscopic crystal alignment which spun the fibers together. Then, these fibers can be weaved together to form a yarn and in turn makes a fabric out of it. This is rolled over to form a tube which is then ready to use for many applications.
Carbon footprint is a measure of how much carbon dioxide we are contributing to the carbon dioxide level in the environment To help in the mitigation of global warming, we must reduce our carbon footprints. There are simple ways that we can do to reduce our carbon footprints:
Start from home
Make sure that you are using energy-efficient light bulbs to reduce your carbon footprints as well as your electric bill. Use appliances with Energy Star labels. These appliances were certified energy-efficient by the government; thus they contribute in energy conservation. Don't forget to pull the plugs of your appliances even if they are turned off because they still consume small amount of electricity. Insulate your house properly and use a thermostat to regulate the temperature inside your house. In this way, you air conditioning unit or heater will use lesser amount of energy.
Many countries in the world are already experiencing the impact of global warming through drastic changes in climate, temperature, and physical geography of the planet. According to experts, climate change will result to increased tropical cyclone activity, increased incidence of extreme high sea level, and increased in areas affected by drought. These changes will have negative impact in the social and economic conditions of many nations in the world. Temperature and geographical changes in the world will not only affect humans but also animals and plants too. Many humans will migrate to find more conducive place to live and many animals and plants will face extinction if they will not adapt to the sudden changes in their physical habitat.
Global warming is largely attributed to human activities in the past and at the present. We have been dumping large amount of carbon dioxides in the atmosphere for many years. These carbon dioxides and other greenhouse gases are considered to be the causes of global warming. If you think that only large factories emitting gases to the atmosphere are causing global warming, you are wrong. Everyone of us is involved in global warming. As long as we use electricity and petroleum products, we are contributing to global warming.