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Can a 2x4 thin wall steel car frame be wrapped in Carbon to stifen/reiforce....

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tazzz2

Automotive
Mar 29, 2013
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I was wondering if a custom built 2x4 light weight/thin wall cold rolled steel (or Chrome Molly steel)car frame be wrapped in carbon (or a mix of composites) to stiffen and provide extra strength?
Effectively I'm asking would it be possible to create a light weight "frame work" and then wrap the frame work/shape to create strength and a stiff platform equal to the metal it would otherwise replace in the size of the wall normally used?
 
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