Some materials are considered very strong, yet they are also very brittle. To me this sounds a bit counterintuitive so please explain to me how a material like carbon fiber for example, is considered strong but yet breaks easily.
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> please explain to me how a material like carbon fiber for example, is considered strong but yet breaks easily.
You put 100kg force on a metal pole and it bends.
You put 200kg force on a carbon fiber pole and it shatters.
The carbon fiber pole is technically twice as strong, but the metal pole has failed more gradually by bending.
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