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Carbon fibre is a fine, black, silky filament
of pure carbon produced by heat treatment
from a special grade of Courtelle acrylic
fibre, used for reinforcing plastics. The
resulting composite is very stiff and has
four times the strength of high-tensile
steel. It is used in the aerospace industry.
Subject by: Russell Webb