Forged composite

Forged composite is a synthetic composite material produced in an alliance between Lamborghini and Callaway Golf Company (via Quantum Composites Inc. of Bay City, MI) who introduced it in their Sesto Elemento concept car and Diablo Octane drivers, respectively. It mostly consists of carbon and is one-third as dense as metal titanium but stronger.[1] The United States trademark for forged composite was filed on July 13, 2010, in the category Toys and Sporting Goods Products.[2] The Lamborghini-Callaway partnership was announced at the 2010 Paris Motor Show when Lamborghini unveiled its concept car.[3]

Forged composite is composed of bundles of microscopic carbon fibers held together in a resin.[4] It uses about 500,000 intertwined turbostratic fibers per square inch.[3] Instead of traditional woven carbon fiber sheets impregnated with resin it uses a malleable paste of carbon and resin.[5] The structure of the high strength carbon fibers is described as turbostratic, that is the fibers contain intertwined and folded sheets of carbon atoms aligned with the length of the fiber, and the intertwining improved the fiber strength. The result, which is superior to predecessor alloys used in the automotive and golf industries, is significantly improved load carrying capacity as measured in bending per unit of mass.[6]

This technology marks the first collaborative product of the ongoing Callaway and Lamborghini alliance to pool research and development research on their mutual interest in power-to-weight ratio and weight reduction.[7] The effect of the improvement is that the Callaway Diablo Octane drivers average about 8 yards (7 m) greater distance per drive than their predecessor Diablo Edge drivers and the Sesto Elemento, with its forged composite chassis, is one-third lighter than the Lamborghini Superleggera and goes from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) almost a full second faster.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Newport, John Paul (2010-11-13). "Drive the Ball Like It's a Lamborghini, Maybe: Not Your Father's Persimmon: Callaway's Latest Assault on the Tee Box Is a New Material Called 'Forged Composite'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Forged Composite". Trademarkia.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  3. 1 2 Dumitrache, Alina (2010-10-01). "2010 Paris Auto Show: Lamborghini Forged Composite". autoevolution. SoftNews NET. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  4. ↑ Dusek, David (2010-10-01). "Callaway releases the Diablo Octane Drivers with Forged Composite". Golf. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  5. ↑ McClusky, Mark (2010-10-04). "Callaway, Lamborghini Team Up for Carbon Research". Wired. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Introducing Forged Composite". Callaway Golf Company. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Forged Composite On Leading Edge Of Callaway / Lamborghini Collaboration". Golf News Now. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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