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Old 11th Nov 2014, 22:18
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I thought a key property of carbon fibre structures was flexibility - the ability to distort elastically under stress. In other words, a low Young's Modulus.

For reasons of compressor case clearance and precise aerodynamic control, I would have thought compressor rotor blades must have a very high resistance to tensile stress; a high Young's Modulus.

Stators, perhaps. You could use them in the early stages, even if the temps were too high in later stages.
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