FORGEDCOMPOSITE

STEEL

Low cost (less than a

dollar per pound)

Very heavy

CARBON FIBER

Tough as a diamond, yet

lighter than steel.

High cost, time-consuming

and labor intensive

process to manufacture in

large volumes.

Physical

Properties

vs Cost

Steel Aluminum

490

170112105

DENSITY lbs/ft

Magnesium Carbon

Fiber

110

25-35

15-80 55-85

TENSILE STRENGTH x10 psi

Physical

Properties

vs Cost

Steel Aluminum

30

106

32

STIFFNESS x106 psi

Magnesium Carbon

Fiber

10-18

2.250.95

0.40-0.50

COST Dollars/lb

FORGED

COMPOSITE

Forgoes the standardized

weave

Strong in all directions

without the additional cost

and complexity of adding

multiple layers

Cheaper to produce

Suspension control arms

are 30 percent lighter than

same components in

aluminum.

FORGED COMPOSITE

PROCESS