Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?

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On 8/19/2016 4:29 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?

Thinking that you would never see one unless on a modern airplane.
Carbon fiber is expensive and only useful where weight saving is important.

On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 7:35:50 AM UTC-4, Frank wrote:
On 8/19/2016 4:29 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?

Thinking that you would never see one unless on a modern airplane.
Carbon fiber is expensive and only useful where weight saving is important.

Certain HOA's have strict weight limits for construction of houses in their
developments. Many people have had to choose between granite counter tops and
wooden doors in order to meet the weight requirements. ;-)

On 19/08/16 19:35, Frank wrote:

Thinking that you would never see one unless on a modern airplane.
Carbon fiber is expensive and only useful where weight saving is important.

How about making the door frame? Would it be economical as well as durable?

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On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 05:53:24 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 7:35:50 AM UTC-4, Frank wrote:
On 8/19/2016 4:29 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?

Thinking that you would never see one unless on a modern airplane.
Carbon fiber is expensive and only useful where weight saving is important.

Certain HOA's have strict weight limits for construction of houses in their
developments. Many people have had to choose between granite counter tops and
wooden doors in order to meet the weight requirements. ;-)

That's because if the house is too heavy the whole development would crash through the earth's crust and create a
giant sink hole that would swallow near by land for miles, right? It would be similar to Guam capsizing like the
dumb-**** Hank Johnson fears may happen.

On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 8:53:46 AM UTC-4, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 19/08/16 19:35, Frank wrote:

Thinking that you would never see one unless on a modern airplane.
Carbon fiber is expensive and only useful where weight saving is important.

How about making the door frame? Would it be economical as well as durable?


What is the goal here?

When you say "better than hard wood", what do you mean by "better"?

On 19/08/16 23:39, DerbyDad03 wrote:

What is the goal here?
When you say "better than hard wood", what do you mean by "better"?

Can carbon fiber be used to make a strong, durable door frame?

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On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 11:41:49 AM UTC-4, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 19/08/16 23:39, DerbyDad03 wrote:

What is the goal here?
When you say "better than hard wood", what do you mean by "better"?

Can carbon fiber be used to make a strong, durable door frame?


That really doesn't seem like an answer to either of my questions.

In any case, to answer *your* question: Yes...carbon fiber be used to
make a strong, durable door frame. So can wood, steel and many other
materials.

On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:29:17 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
wrote:


Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?

Andersen makes a sliding composite fiber door frame. In that case they
are better than "wood". Got Money? Can you assemble the frame on
site?

Ever see a carbon fiber race car crash and explode?

On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:29:17 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
wrote:


Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?

Andersen makes a sliding composite fiber door frame. In that case they
are better than "wood". Got Money? Can you assemble the frame on
site?

Ever see a carbon fiber race car crash and explode?

My daughter has had a few composite softball bats made with carbon fiber.
The first one she broke is sitting on a shelf in her old room.

They are not recommended for use in temperatures under 50°F. Trust me,
they are right. The break point turned into a really gruesome weapon.
Extremely pointy, with multiple points.

Mr. Man-wai Chang posted for all of us...


Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?


Depending on what your definition of "better" is?

You would have to find someone to engineer, fabricate and install the door
and frame. I would take a WAG and say it would be 5+ times the price of a
premium door. Do you think the payout is there? I don't. Like DD says
someone slams the door and it toasts the door and person.

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On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 3:36:22 PM UTC-4, Tekkie® wrote:
Mr. Man-wai Chang posted for all of us...


Just curious... would it be better than hard wood?


Depending on what your definition of "better" is?

You would have to find someone to engineer, fabricate and install the door
and frame. I would take a WAG and say it would be 5+ times the price of a
premium door. Do you think the payout is there? I don't. Like DD says
someone slams the door and it toasts the door and person.


Thank you for the support, but I did not mean to imply that a carbon fiber door or
door frame would act the same way in the cold as a composite softball bat does.
I was merely relaying a story about composite bats in response to the exploding
race car comment.

A slammed door would create a totally different set of forces than the single
point of contact a 40-60 MPH softball creates when hitting a swinging bat.
I can't say whether anything would shatter or not when the door us slammed.

On 20/08/16 01:19, DerbyDad03 wrote:

They are not recommended for use in temperatures under 50°F. Trust me,
they are right. The break point turned into a really gruesome weapon.
Extremely pointy, with multiple points.


So when carbon fiber breaks, it will be like smashed glasses?

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On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 6:54:53 AM UTC-4, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 20/08/16 01:19, DerbyDad03 wrote:

They are not recommended for use in temperatures under 50°F. Trust me,
they are right. The break point turned into a really gruesome weapon.
Extremely pointy, with multiple points.


So when carbon fiber breaks, it will be like smashed glasses?


No. Use your favorite search engine and look up images of broken carbon fiber. It depends
on what it is used for, what else makes up the composite material, how it was damaged, etc.

I can not tell you what will happen if you slam a carbon fiber door in a carbon fiber door frame.

I also can not tell you why you are considering a carbon fiber door because even though I
have asked you multiple times, you just come back with more questions and no answers.