How Is Carbon Fibre Made? | The Science Lesson You Always Dreamed Of!
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2020
- 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.
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!
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’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!
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.
This is fascinating. I would have loved chemistry lessons like this at school.
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!
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
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.
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 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!
Ollie talks about "annoying drunk uncle" like i'm a bad thing...
The “Plant Based Cyclist”, needs one of those celery bikes
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!
You did a good job breaking down some pretty complex chemistry in a digestible way.
One of the BEST ALL TIME GCN Videos!!! Never realized Ollie was really Professor Ollie!
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
Mullet and science glasses. The look we've always needed 😂
"Is there anything as tragic as a solo conga?"
Doing it in those trousers and mullet?
Great vid though. Enjoy the science.
Great educational tech-show. Dr. Bridgewood really earned his celery today ;-)
Love this Ollie! Please more of this GCN
Love Ollie's enthusiasm.
Someone’s loss of a chemistry professor is definitely GCN’s gain. Nice job.
"Is there anything more tragic than a solo conga?"
em... A solo conga in a mullet?
Yes! More science please.
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!
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!
Ollie: You should start your own channel just about science and nerdy stuff.
The hair look great, Ollie!
I appreciate your efforts on and off the bike.
Advanced higher Chemistry finally coming in handy to understand this video
I didn’t realize that I would be taking a remote learning class this morning when I clicked this video.
My science teacher is wearing a hoodie?!?
I’ve been waiting for this video on carbon fibre for a looong time. Great job Ollie.
Finding a use for the old “souvenir” labcoat is always gratifying.
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 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!
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
Do the talents of this man never end...? I think the Meet the GCN Presenter video needs a revisit....
Great job Ollie! I was chuckling AND learning all through the video 😊👍
The only video which actually explains the chemistry of how it's made rather than just talking about the impregnation with resin.
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.
Fascinating. Cool to see such a unique vid for cycling.
Great explanations! I like how you have related virtually every complicated step to some form of cycling.
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' :)
Carbon fiber had catastrophic results on the OceanGate Titan Submersible.
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!
Wow. Great video. Thank you, Dr. Bridgewood. I love the tech geekery and your analogies were great. It certainly helped me understand the process better. More of these, please.
Olli has a PhD? This is massive!
Excellent video with the process explained perfectly for non chemistry nerds. Thanks for putting in the effort!
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.
Great and very informative video. Thank you for putting this together.
Awesome! More of this please! :-)
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
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!
Reminds me why I quit Chemistry - my teacher was never that fun.
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.
It's like a young William Defoe method acting as a cyclist talking about carbon fiber on UA-cam
Great job with coming up with examples that us non-chemist could picture !!
Chemist nerd got my like :)
Educative video, cheers Ollie!
Keep these coming. Great job Ollie.
Taught me more in 15 minutes than my GCSE Chemistry teacher has in a year tbf😂
GC(N)SE
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.
Excellent video! You explained it very well.
Only Ollie could do this video...fab!! 🤓🧐 We need another factory visit, when all the madness has ended. 👍🏻👍🏻
I would have prefered watching the Olympic roadrace, but since that's not possible right now: great video, Ollie!
This is great! Very well done!
Brilliant, more of this stuff please! 👍
Really nice video. I really appreciate the effort put into making this understandable! Also, funny as always!! Keep it up!! Congrats
Love it when he got burnt from the match 😂😂
Yes, please, Oli; more science. It's fascinating. Great to know how something I stare at dreamily but can't afford is made:)
ACE VIDEO Smart Bro...!!! A really good introduction to Carbon Fibre...Just what I was Looking For...!!! Thank You !!!
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.
This was a great video, I would love to see more genuine science/ engineering videos from the channel :)
I really enjoyed your presentation. Very clever way to use ordinary materials to demonstrate complicated processes. Thank you!
Interesting analogies used to describe a process that would have gone over my head. Good use of your PHD.
Super cool topic and delivery method!!
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.
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!
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.
This was actually extremely fascinating. I've always wondered how carbon fiber in general was made, though for some reason hadn't yet gotten around to researching it. And it's honestly a lot more.. "free form" of a process than I expected. I love stuff like this personally, I'll have to do some further research of my own on this.
You are so much more interesting, informative and helpful than my chemistry teacher! Can't thank you enough for this video!
Great job, Ollie. Loved this video!
Fascinating Ollie.. thanks for the science.. ace 👍🏻
“Library practice” ???? 😂😂😂 Another great and informative video, thanks Oli 👍🏼
Ollie adds so much credibility to the GCN organization! As an engineer, it was great learning something new!
Thx for this video, very informative. Would love to see a video about the other materials used in bikes. Like the different steels, aluminium alloy or titanium.
Wow! Great vid! Thx!
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 !!