Thread: Interesting material usage?
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Re: Interesting material usage?
Team 2485 wrapped our 1/16 wall aluminum in carbon fiber to retain yield strength while saving weight; it turned out to be a good call when we weighed in at 120.0 in Vegas.
We also used Kevlar in places where we anticipated impact; it's flexible, and we figured it could absorb some of the impact.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...754f9616_l.jpg

Here's a photo of our bot; both the carbon-wrapped aluminum and the Kevlar are immediately noticeable. It's nice that black and gold are our team colors too... plus carbon fiber has been a bit of a signature of ours since 2011.
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