HYDRAULIC PRESS VS FIBERGLASS AND CARBON FIBER

We will test the strength of fiberglass and carbon fiber with a hydraulic press

[hudsonball]

Mat fiberglass had too much air in it. You needed to use a vacuum chamber to get all the air out first before letting it cure.

[NickBealed]

You didn't give the wood a fighting chance. You put them both with the grain vertical. Wood has amazing compression resistance when the grain is horizontal.

[AboutComposites]

Nice video, great work! Your glass fiber composite had too much resin, you should make your samples with vacuum asistance for avoid excessive resin

[asteen]

I like the fact, that when a small press cant do the job, he just step up to a bigger model. :)

[_psyched_one_]

10:08 Rip camera lens. I appreciate your effort my man

[MrOiram]

So that carbon fiber block can theoretically hold an m1 abrams tank depending on the angle

[MrRydoone]

How many hydraulic press you want..
This guy.. : yes.

[kimoe]

Maybe do the experiment in tension, to test the strength of the fibers not the compressive strength of the resin. I know doing tensile tests on a hydraulic press is difficult but you could wrap a concrete cylinder with resin infused glass and carbon fibre, then when compressing the concrete cylinder the fibers will be in tension.

[olicook]

I like your videos. But I don’t like to see fibreglass strength tests when the glass (whether it’s weave or chopped strand mat) hasn’t been laminated correctly. Resting to glass ratio well off. No compression of the layers.

Also, there are so many different grades of glass fibre. Some that will make carbons and Kevlars look weak in comparison. No mention on the grade of glass used?

[H_B_R]

My house weight just about 100, 000kg. That small carbon fiber cube can literally hold my house up. That is, if my house can balance itself on it.

[Bossman.]

The carbon fiber made it to the final boss lol

[patrickradcliffe]

Try spiral wrap of chopped, mat fiberglass, along with carbon fiber. Another one to try is cotton.
Oh yeah the reason the chopped mat failed so quick was a void in the matrix that weakend it.

[DanRC]

The Chocolate mint cake from my old junior school would have EASILY survived this.

[snuggleskunk]

Wow great video!
A perfect video for people interested in material science.
👏👏👏👍

[jachtk]

Never touch fiberglass with bare hand please😅

[sandysand]

who came here after seeing the imploded fiberglass submarine

[NightriderX]

What I love is seeing the equal and opposite reaction response when the block breaks of the base pushing the force upwards towards the object it was having pushed down on it. Science!

[achecase]

Always great to watch your content. Bummer about the camera. "Oh no!"

[unfortunatedisgrace]

would be nice to see the difference between pushing on the grain or with the grain with the woods and horns and stuff.

[deborahaede]

Is that similar to the cracking sound they heard before it imploded? 😢