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carbon fibre | A modified form of acrylic (polyacrylonitrile) fibre. As strong as glass fibre and five times as stiff. Developed at Farnborough, United Kingdom, between 1936 and 1964. Each fibre is finer than a human hair often about 7 microns in diameter. Is light in weight and is ideal for use in reinforced plastics. |