Carbon fibre is an expensive alternative to making things in steel or aluminium, but besides being extremely strong it is also very light.

碳纤维可以被用于代替钢铁或是铝，但其造价十分昂贵；它不仅有极其强的张力，而且质地非常的轻。

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The chassis construction will be carbon fibre for the front half, including the cockpit, and mostly steel and aluminium for the rear fuselage.

猎犬号底盘的前半部分包括驾驶员座舱将采用碳纤维，另外车的后半部分大多采用钢和铝。

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The reason for this rigmarol is that carbon-fibre body parts are stronger than steel but weigh half as much.

过程如此罗嗦麻烦是因为碳纤维结构部件比钢结构结实，而且轻一半。

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Carbon fibre is replacing steel and aluminium in products ranging from aeroplanes to mountain bikes.

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Composite is the most common form is carbon fibre and is gradually replacing steel and aluminium in industry.

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"The carbon fibre reinforced plastic parts are at least 30% lighter than aluminium and 50% lighter than steel for identical component use, so the vehicle weighs 300kg less than an ordinary vehicle, " Mr Bauman explains.

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