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Typical Fibre

Typical Resin

Manufacturing

Archery bows

Glass

??

Pultruded

Baseball bats

Carbon

Polycarbonate

??

Bicycle frames

Carbon

Epoxy

??

Canoes, kayaks

Glass (CSM)

PE

Hand

Fishing rods

Glass/carbon

Epoxy/VE

Rolling or FW

Golf club shafts

Carbon

Epoxy

Rolling or FW

Golf club heads

Carbon

Epoxy

Moulded

Fishing rods

Glass/carbon

Epoxy

Rolling or FW

Pole vaulting poles, Ski poles

Glass/carbon

Epoxy/VE

Rolling or FW

Sleds. Surf boards, snow boards, skis

Glass/aramid

Epoxy/VE/PE

Sandwich core

Racquets

Carbon/glass/aramid

?

Injection moulded


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