Carbon King

Solid carbon fibre, bismuth alloy and gearbox selector barrel from a Formula 1 Grand Prix car mounted on a polished marble base.

All living creatures on our planet are made up of carbon. From the mightiest predators on the African plains to the microscopic organisms in the oceans. Carbon is the building block of life. This sculpture takes an engineering look at the king of beasts.

333

Plies

180

°C

Cure

8.5

Kg

Weight

Material:

333 plies / layers of T300 2 x 2 twill 650 gsm carbon fibre with 37% 985 resin content. Each ply has 3 million 168 thousand, individual fibres per ply.

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Cure:

180°C for 2 hours at 7 bar pressure.

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Teeth:

Machined low melting point bismuth alloy.

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Mounting:

Gearbox selector barrel from the Honda Racing F1 Team, part number VHM-000687-1 L40 SN on a polished marble base.

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Mounting methods:

Desk or floor mounted on a plinth.

Dimensions

L:

390mm

H:

255mm

W:

350mm

Editions

Sculpture limited to six pieces.

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Interested?

Get in touch with Carbon Art for all available and bespoke artworks or any other queries and requests.

sales@carbonart45.com

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