Dario Modirrousta-Galian
French monks in the 11 th or 12 th century Wooden tennis rackets. Introduction of Carbon Fibre. Popularity growth.
Low density Strong Stiff Hard
MATERIALDENSITYAVERAGE MASS OF TENNIS RACKET (grams) CARBON FIBRE STEEL WOOD (ASH)
Mass: 0.06kg Max Speed: 73m/s Contact time: 0.03s Return Shot: 73m/s Head Size: 0.082m 2 Racke t Ball Before04.38 After P= m × v P= 0.06 × 73 P= 4.38 P= m × v P= 0.06 × -73 P= Conservation of momentum Ball Before Ball after F=(Δmv) ⁄t F= 8.76/0.03 F≈300N P=N/m 2 300/0.082 = ≈ 3700Pa
Wood Metal Flexible
MATERIALYOUNG’S MODULUS (N/m 2 ) CARBON FIBRE530 × 10 9 STEEL200 × 10 9 WOOD (ASH)
CFRP= Carbon fibre reinforced polymer Costs per kg: £50-£75 Price of Racket: £25.50 (MAX)
Costs per kg: £5-£8 Price of Racket: £3.40 (MAX)
Costs per kg: £1-£7 Price of Racket: £2.80 (MAX)
Strong Covalent bonds require a lot of energy/force to break. These are very directional bonds.
Structure is in a cross-hatched style which makes it very tight. This makes it very useful for tennis rackets as it makes them very strong. Carbon Fibre under an electron microscope.
Head Size: 0.039m²-0.042m² Head Size:0.052m² m² Head Size: 0.077m²-0.087m² Maximum= 0.088m 2