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Ch.12 - Solids and Solid-State Materials

Chapter 12, Problem 132

Explain why graphite/epoxy composites are good materials for making tennis rackets and golf clubs.

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Hello everyone today. We are given the following problem. Which of the following is the reason why born slash epoxy composites are used as a material for aerospace and military applications. Well boron epoxy composite, we abbreviate that as P slash E composite have an immense strength to weight ratio. I have an immense strength to weight ratio. This essentially means that they are just very strong and very lightweight so they are not restricted to the size that they take up or the weight that they take up. So this also implicates their strong and light weight. Nous increases the speed while also decreasing fuel consumption because usually the heavier something is the more fuel it's going to take up to move it. And so with boron epoxy composites, they're very beneficial because they are not hindering that process. And so that's going to lead us to answer choice. A boron epoxy composites are used because of their high speed or high strength and lightweight properties. B is going to be the complete opposite. They do not have they may have a large weight and a high strength but their relationship is opposite in that regard. And so C. Is also not true because it says because of their cheap price but provide the same result as metallic materials. This is not true because metallic materials do not have this strength to weight ratio. That makes boron epoxy materials that much more beneficial and with that we have answered the question overall, I hope that this helped and until next time