carbon fibre

noun

1. a black silky thread of pure carbon made by heating and stretching textile fibres and used because of its lightness and strength at high temperatures for reinforcing resins, ceramics, and metals, esp in turbine blades and for fishing rods

Example Sentences

Every time Titan went down to the Titanic - and it had made multiple dives - the carbon fibre was compressed and damaged.

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The carbon fibre was attached to two rings of titanium, creating weak points.

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The sub’s hull was also made out of carbon fibre, an unconventional material for a deep-sea vessel.

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The hull’s material attracted the most attention - it was made from layers of carbon fibre mixed with resin.

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Roy Thomas from the American Bureau of Shipping said carbon fibre was not approved for deep sea subs because it can weaken with every dive and fail suddenly without warning.

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