Comments on: What are bicycle frames made of? Other common composites? http://www.andersoncompositesquadron.org/carbon-composite/what-are-bicycle-frames-made-of-other-common-composites Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:55:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Horatio http://www.andersoncompositesquadron.org/carbon-composite/what-are-bicycle-frames-made-of-other-common-composites/comment-page-1#comment-1164 Horatio Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:17:59 +0000 http://www.andersoncompositesquadron.org/carbon-composite/what-are-bicycle-frames-made-of-other-common-composites#comment-1164 Bicycle frames are made from aluminum, steel, titanium and carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is a composite material. The carbon is usually combined with plastic epoxy resin or boron to strenghten it for use in bicycle frames. Composite materials are materials that when combined, result in a material that has new physical and chemical properties. A composite material is created when two or more chemicals are blended (mixed) together. In bicycle frame manufacturing, one of these chemicals (such as carbon) is a strong fiber that gives the composite its tensile strength. The other chemical (such as plastic epoxy resin) binds these fibers tightly together. The blending of these two chemicals makes the composite material even stronger than carbon itself. Other examples of composites include: concrete, plywood, formica kitchen countertops, fiberglass used in boats, fiberglass used in protective sporting equipment (helmets), outer shells of computers outer shells of refrigerators outer shells of cellular telephones<br><b>References : </b><br>to strenhttp://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2002/mjames/chemistry.html http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-materials.html#carbon http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/frames.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Composites Bicycle frames are made from aluminum, steel, titanium and carbon fiber.

Carbon fiber is a composite material. The carbon is usually combined with plastic epoxy resin or boron to strenghten it for use in bicycle frames.

Composite materials are materials that when combined, result in a material that has new physical and chemical properties. A composite material is created when two or more chemicals are blended (mixed) together. In bicycle frame manufacturing, one of these chemicals (such as carbon) is a strong fiber that gives the composite its tensile strength. The other chemical (such as plastic epoxy resin) binds these fibers tightly together. The blending of these two chemicals makes the composite material even stronger than carbon itself.

Other examples of composites include:
concrete,
plywood,
formica kitchen countertops,
fiberglass used in boats,
fiberglass used in protective sporting equipment (helmets),
outer shells of computers
outer shells of refrigerators
outer shells of cellular telephones
References :
to strenhttp://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2002/mjames/chemistry.html
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-materials.html#carbon
http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/frames.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber
http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Composites

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