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Why is Carbon Fibre used in Tennis Rackets?
What’s wrong with wood or steel?
Dario Modirrousta-Galian
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A brief history of Tennis
French monks in the 11th or 12th century
Wooden tennis rackets.
Introduction of Carbon Fibre.
Popularity growth.
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What Properties are needed for a good tennis racket?
Low density
Strong
Stiff
Hard
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DensityMATERIAL DENSITY AVERAGE
MASS OF TENNIS RACKET (grams)
CARBON FIBRE 1740 310-340
STEEL 7900 355-400
WOOD (ASH) 710 365-425
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StrengthMass: 0.06kgMax Speed: 73m/sContact time: 0.03sReturn Shot: 73m/sHead Size: 0.082m2
Racket Ball
Before 0 4.38
After 8.76 -4.38
P= m × vP= 0.06 × 73P= 4.38
P= m × vP= 0.06 × -73P= -4.38
Conservation of momentum
Ball Before
Ball after F=(Δmv) ⁄t
F= 8.76/0.03
F≈300N
P=N/m2
300/0.082
=3658.54
≈ 3700Pa
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Strength
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Wood
Metal
Flexible
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StiffnessMATERIAL YOUNG’S MODULUS (N/m2)
CARBON FIBRE 530 × 109
STEEL 200 × 109
WOOD (ASH) 4400-18100
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Cost- Carbon FibreCFRP= Carbon fibre reinforced polymer
Costs per kg: £50-£75
Price of Racket:
£25.50(MAX)
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Costs per kg: £5-£8
Price of Racket:
£3.40(MAX)
Cost- Ash Wood
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Costs per kg: £1-£7
Price of Racket:
£2.80(MAX)
Cost- Steel
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Microstructure
Strong Covalent bonds require a lot of energy/force to break. These are very directional bonds.
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Macrostructure
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.
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So why is Carbon Fibre used instead of Ash or Steel?
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Head Size: 0.039m²-0.042m²
Head Size:0.052m²-0.058m²
Head Size: 0.077m²-0.087m²
Maximum= 0.088m2