How Is Carbon Fibre Made? | The Science Lesson You Always Dreamed Of!
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Carbon fibre completely revolutionised road bike technology when it was first introduced in the 1980s. Since then use of the material has become increasingly popular, and composite technology has come on leaps and bounds. In this video, Ollie finally puts his chemistry PhD to use to show us where carbon fibre comes from, and exactly how it works as a material!
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Could a chemistry nerd ever be happy? Let us know what you thought of the video in the comments 👇
Explanation is good, bit the animation is not there yet.
Probably not.
Taufik Abidin doing the best we can with the resource and time available
Really good practical organic chemistry lesson..really need this for my delayed engineering entrance exams 😂👍
In all seriousness, though, I’d like to see you guys talk about aluminium, specifically the ones used to make bike frames. Numbering system, how it came to be used on bikes, and why a specific alloy (aluminium 6061) keeps popping up.
I’m a biochemist and cyclist, this made me very happy! Thanks for the excellent content and for not dumbing down, too much! Great example of science communication, chapeau!
Yes please, more science, actual real science and not just pretend science. This is a video that needs more than one view, great work GCN.
With the Titan sub going down they got their views finally
I think you’ll need to go over the finer points with me again Ollie. It started off okay when I invited my uncle and a few of his friends over and plied him with alcohol. A conga line was soon formed. The problems began when i attempted to combine the ammonia and propane by pissing on the natural gas heater. Unfortunately the chemicals didn’t react as specified and subsequently my uncle became a free radical and punched me through the kitchen wall. As you can imagine I was disappointed that my planned carbon fibre frame and wheels didn’t turn out as planned . I’m eagerly awaiting your second instalment demonstrating the process in finer detail. 🤔🥴
Lmao
This is fascinating. I would have loved chemistry lessons like this at school.
Ollie's PhD mentions should get the attention his hour record does.
More science please!
If I had a PHD, I would wear a shirt saying as much. I would also get a gold nameplate with Oliver Bridgewood, PHD on it for the front of the desk. Ill never knock him for dropping that.
Ollie is the kind of guy you befriend because he’s outgoing, charming, and just sitting next to him at the pub can make you look smarter.
Ollie’s best ever American accent is achieved whilst eating celery.
I noticed that, too!
I am American, and didn't even notice that he was doing an American accent. :)
@@kimberlystewart8980 ha ha haaaaa!
Aaaaand that's why Ollie is irreplaceable on Gcn
Because of his organic chemistry PhD
Brain the size of a planet and he likes to ride bikes. Nothing wrong with that!
As a fellow chemist I found the analogy for polymerisation hilarious! Especially the lonesome conga 🤣 Great job Ollie!
(Hears coefficient of thermal expansion, my engineering degree finally pays off 😂)
CTE is actually quite important in manufacturing processes even in bikes because often when a carbon fiber sheet is places into a mold it is heated with an epoxy resin to help it set and cure. Cheaper Carbon fibers with high CTE often expand more in the mold causing the manufacturing defects we are so used to such as incorrect BB diameters and misshaped seat posts. The heated fibers move around the epoxy in the mold and cause these defects so its in a bike manufacturers favor to use Fibers with lower CTE to allow for greater tolerances and fewer defects. This is especially important in monocoque designs where there could be hundreds of pieces that need to be heated and bonded together to make a frame and fork combo
(Correct me if I am wrong this is what I have learned in class but I know often the real world is much different)
True, but the main reason for deformations is thermal setting of the matrix while cooling, so it is rather epoxy pushing the fibers around than setting fibers pulling on it. That what makes resin composition and mold design worth being a company secret.
I feel this is the video that Ollie has always wanted to make. I enjoyed it enormously - great content and the ever-charming, self-depracating style of the host is always a winner.
Chapeau.
As a person thay bikes daily for commuting and errands but that doesn't own a road bike... These are the videos that make me keep coming back to GCN. Well done!!
Glad you like them! Won't be long now 🚴♀️😉
The glasses + the lab coat + the PhD + the celery chomping + the mullet = the perfect person to teach me about carbon fibre!
i died laughing when ollie did a solo conga line
brysonszy so, how did you write your comment then? 🤔
@@JonathonDoig it's something called a figure of speech, i did not mean that i died literally 🤗🤗
I hooted!
You did a good job breaking down some pretty complex chemistry in a digestible way.
Ollie talks about "annoying drunk uncle" like i'm a bad thing...
One of the BEST ALL TIME GCN Videos!!! Never realized Ollie was really Professor Ollie!
The “Plant Based Cyclist”, needs one of those celery bikes
I absolutely ADORE this. As like most people as soon as I get home I start watching GCN videos, this means that I have science during my day and BIKE SCIENCE after work!
This was fantastic. Thanks Ollie! And yes please - more science videos!
This has got to be one of my favourite videos from GCN, absolutely love learning all the sciences! Also Ollie’s presentation had me in stitches loving the solo conga life
My science teacher is wearing a hoodie?!?
I’ve been waiting for this video on carbon fibre for a looong time. Great job Ollie.
Yes! More science please.
The only video which actually explains the chemistry of how it's made rather than just talking about the impregnation with resin.
Mullet and science glasses. The look we've always needed 😂
I didn’t realize that I would be taking a remote learning class this morning when I clicked this video.
One of the best videos. Ollies hair helps too.
I think we need more of these and you should also give these videos to schools. Ollie is great at presenting technical subjects.
Love this Ollie! Please more of this GCN
Ollie: You should start your own channel just about science and nerdy stuff.
Love Ollie's enthusiasm.
The conga line is by far one of the best analogies I've ever heard. Hilarious and hugely informative. Thanks Ollie!
Carbon fibre is made by drunk Uncles making conga lines at weddings... the ultimate irresistible force... GCN making science understandable since ages ago! :) Good work.
I appreciate your efforts on and off the bike.
I discovered GCN tech just now (I discovered GCN already in 2016). Lovely! please go deep in every tech related to bikes (and even something else). You have the brains! (Ollie brains)
Great educational tech-show. Dr. Bridgewood really earned his celery today ;-)
Someone’s loss of a chemistry professor is definitely GCN’s gain. Nice job.
Advanced higher Chemistry finally coming in handy to understand this video
As an MEng in Chem Eng who worked with acrylonitrile (nasty stuff) back in the 1980’s and the same company made the first carbon fibre for F1 in Coventry, Ollie’s explanations bring back many happy memories. Good stuff.
Well done! Ollie hit his stride with this video. Not only did i learn & was able to follow along...it was also entertaining. The Konga King...LOL. Congrats on a great video Ollie - seriously!
The hair look great, Ollie!
Einstein said 'If you can’t explain something to a six year old then you don’t fully understand it yourself'. In many ways I can be described as a six year old and I feel that was explained excellently. I would give that video a solid 9/10, I have dropped one point because I feel like Ollie's mullet could have better differentiation between the business and party ends.
I find your videos chill and straight to the point. A lot better than know it alls and always skeptical by beating around the bush. Thanks for this video and many other!
Do the talents of this man never end...? I think the Meet the GCN Presenter video needs a revisit....
Finding a use for the old “souvenir” labcoat is always gratifying.
"Is there anything as tragic as a solo conga?"
Doing it in those trousers and mullet?
Great vid though. Enjoy the science.
Excellent video with the process explained perfectly for non chemistry nerds. Thanks for putting in the effort!
"Is there anything more tragic than a solo conga?"
em... A solo conga in a mullet?
That is such a complicated procedure, it makes you wonder how anyone thought of it in the first place. There were times during the video when I thought Ollie was speaking Klingon but his solo conga saved the day!
I had to design a bike in my Engineering class, so I came here because I decided to design it with carbon fiber throughout. Thanks for the video!
The best! Thank you Ollie and GCN crew.
Hey Ollie! This video was fantastic!Could you go into the drunk conga line that produces lycra? And what the difference between lycra and other polymers? Thank you
Great video! A very well produced video with great commentary and examples to explain an otherwise complex subject in an easy to understand manner, The juxtaposition of humor, anecdotes and "serious" science make this a stand out video. Ollie, you are ready to teach at the University level! Keep up the great work.
Having worked with TVRs for years I have played with GRP and CF a lot. I had always wondered where this stuff actually came from so This video has answered all the questions I had mused on while trying to get Carbon strands off my sticky gloves after restoring T400 body work - Well done and thank you Dr Ollie
Next up: Graphene fortified epoxy resin like the latest BAC Mono, that must be a game changer for bike frames and yet another one in the eye for the UCI weight regs!
Crazy to think the stuff we scrape off our toast, can be used to make bicycles. All that's needed is one big dance party in-between.
I would have prefered watching the Olympic roadrace, but since that's not possible right now: great video, Ollie!
This was Awesome!! Please do more Science videos!
As an (cyclist and) aerospace-engineer and youtube-connoisseur I can say: very well done! A really good video with, as it is, science-communication value far beyond for cyclists alone.
Olli has a PhD? This is massive!
Ollie adds so much credibility to the GCN organization! As an engineer, it was great learning something new!
Love these videos would, enjoy some vids on metallurgy, high performance fabrics for clothing and maybe even some more physics videos like the wheel weight vid.
Only Ollie could do this video...fab!! 🤓🧐 We need another factory visit, when all the madness has ended. 👍🏻👍🏻
Fascinating. Cool to see such a unique vid for cycling.
Ollie should start producing `Tomorrows World` again. Smashed it !!
I ride a old carbon LOOK from the 90's. I didn't know how carbon was made before this. This was very informative. The only thing that would have made it better is to see a real carbon factory where its being made. Thanks.
Taught me more in 15 minutes than my GCSE Chemistry teacher has in a year tbf😂
GC(N)SE
I love the fact that a British Willem Dafoe just explained to me how carbon fibre is made 🤣
Proper teaching.
And when his wild hair turns silver, Ollie will surely be the first to install flux capacitors on bikes. And when I lived in Frankfurt, that was my favorite ride, Frankfurt to Vees-bah-den and back. And not to be the pronouncer corrector guy, just sayin' :)
Worlds greatest school professor!
I wish you had quoted matt Damon in the Martian and said "I'm gunna science the shit out of this" at the beginning of the video!!!😂
Great job Ollie! I was chuckling AND learning all through the video 😊👍
Carbon fiber had catastrophic results on the OceanGate Titan Submersible.
It's like a young William Defoe method acting as a cyclist talking about carbon fiber on RUclips
This is exactly what I was hoping to learn from this video. As complex as the subject of CF is you did a great job of explaining and dumbing down just enough for the average person to learn from.
Great job with coming up with examples that us non-chemist could picture !!
Chemist nerd got my like :)
Love it when he got burnt from the match 😂😂
As a chemical engineer with a decade of industrial manufacturing experience in composites and crazy metals, this makes me happy 😁😁 Ive avoided polymer chem professionally up to this point but it’s by far my favorite applied chemistry (as well as organic).
nerd alert: The only thing that would make the polymer reactions more amaze is if they used diels-alder reactions!
Reminds me why I quit Chemistry - my teacher was never that fun.
Ollie, you need your own TV channel bro!
If Ollie has a PhD props to him. If he doesn't props to him.
Definitely need more science vids, good effort to fit that into 14 mins and make it relatable to a wide range of people but informative too.
Can't thank enough for making this masterpiece mixture of science, art and fun!
Great explanations! I like how you have related virtually every complicated step to some form of cycling.
... do more videos like this! Your non-scientific analogues are hilarious :) ("working" on my PhD from home ;))
Genuinely love Dr Oli's science chat... Could be the new Jonny Ball.
Awesome! More of this please! :-)
Love the fact Ollie has a Phd in Carbon!
You did forget the UK's biggest pre-preg manufacture, SHD in Sleaford (maybe you should ask to go on tour of their factory?). Their material is used by British Aerospace, F1 cars and Bloodhound SSC just to name a few. Oh and 'Jolly's Carbon'!!!
Pre-preg has the the exact amount of resin required per nano-gram of cloth and therefor the perfect ratio.
Thanks Ollie I enjoyed that. Liked the depth of detail and visual examples. Probably could do with a warning before you did your solo conga....
I really enjoyed your presentation. Very clever way to use ordinary materials to demonstrate complicated processes. Thank you!
Thanks GCN, now I can build my own race winning bike in my shed.
Damn, I just realized Ollie indeed has a phd in chemistry. Impressive!
This is a fantastic video you should do a followup of the history of how carbon fiber was developed, worth learning about !! And you could end it with an update on "What's coming next for improved carbon fiber" and graphene additives for bicycle tires !!
Thanks for the great video! I would love to watch similar videos on the different compositions of steel and titanium and the differences that these make for the bike in the end.
Loved it. Have you really got a PhD?
Either way, found it cristal clear (carbon based!). And entertaining.
Keep these coming. Great job Ollie.
Best science-based video... ever! Awesome explanation Ollie. Thanks so much to Dr. B and GCN. More of these kinds of videos please... and if we can see more of Ollie's solo conga-line, the world will indeed become a better place.
Thank you very much Ollie for the amazing video, it’s full of valuable information and knowledge in layman’s terms. Being two years late to watch this video but I enjoyed it so much. Thanks.
Great job describing how a super high technology fiber gets make into our bikes.
That Solo Congo line hit a little to close to home for me haha.
Being the elderly uncle nobody likes hit home to me, unfortunately.
Super cool topic and delivery method!!