# Carbotanium

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{{Short description|Carbon-titanium composite material}}
Carbotanium is a combination of [beta titanium](/source/Titanium) [alloy](/source/alloy) and carbon composite. It is commonly used in [Pagani](/source/Pagani_(company)) cars.

== Properties ==
Carbotanium is a combination of [beta titanium](/source/beta_titanium) alloy with advanced carbon composites, having a matched [yield strength](/source/yield_strength) and [moduli of elasticity](/source/Elastic_modulus) ratio. When the combination is adhesively bonded, both parts will approach maximum yield strength and fail at a similar amount of total strain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.materialsforengineering.co.uk/engineering-materials-features/top-14-materials-for-2014/58395/|title=Top 14 materials for 2014|website=www.materialsforengineering.co.uk|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref> The components of carbotanium, carbon fiber and titanium, are woven together to form a strong, light material that can withstand significant amounts of heat and strain. This is because carbon fiber has the highest strength-to-density ratio of any current fiber and titanium has the highest strength-to-density ratio of any current metal. As a result, carbotanium can withstand temperatures up to 315&nbsp;°C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carbonfibermonocoque.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/carbotanium/|title=Carbotanium|last=christofvanpoucke|date=2014-03-10|website=Carbon Fibre Monocoque|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref>  The material properties of carbotanium are a mixture of those of a titanium alloy and a carbon fiber.{{more citations needed|date=November 2010}}

== Manufacturing ==
The [titanium](/source/titanium) and carbon composites are combined by first abrading the titanium to be bonded, coating the titanium with [platinum](/source/platinum). The titanium is then heated in an oven at 500 °C for several hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carthrottle.com/post/w37drl2/|title=Carbotanium. The Zonda R's heritage.|website=Car Throttle|access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref> A [primer](/source/Primer_(paint)) is then sprayed onto the coated titanium. Next, an [adhesive](/source/adhesive) is applied to the primer side of the titanium and then finally, the [carbon](/source/carbon) is applied to the adhesive.<ref name="googlepatent">{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US5733390|title=Carbon-titanium composites|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

==Usage==
thumb|The Pagani Zonda R, which is made from carbotanium.
Carbotanium is a patented composite material invented by '''Modena Design''', the [carbon composite](/source/Carbon_fibre) manufacturing and consultancy arm of the Italian car company [Pagani](/source/Pagani_(automobile)). Pagani has applied this weave on select models of their extra strong and lightweight supercars, the [Pagani Zonda R](/source/Pagani_Zonda_R) and [Pagani Huayra](/source/Pagani_Huayra). Although not all [Pagani Zonda](/source/Pagani_Zonda)s are manufactured to include carbotanium, some are built with carbon fibre structures and other variations of composite materials have been used.

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{Cite news|url=https://jalopnik.com/5324630/carbotanium-or-titbon-what-you-get-when-you-mix-carbon-fiber-with-titanium|title=Carbotanium or Titbon: What You Get When You Mix Carbon Fiber With Titanium|last=Orosz|first=Peter|work=Jalopnik|access-date=2018-04-23}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/jemm-bikes-first-look-51601/|title=This 'lefty' aero road bike is just the tip of an insane Italian iceberg|work=BikeRadar|access-date=2018-04-23}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.materialsforengineering.co.uk/engineering-materials-features/top-14-materials-for-2014/58395/|title=Top 14 materials for 2014|website=Engineering Materials|access-date=2018-04-23}}

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Category:Pagani (company)

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