Carbon-fiber tape

Carbon-fiber tape is a flat material made of carbon fiber. It weighs one-seventh as much as steel for a given strength. The carbon fiber core lasts longer than conventional steel cable. The material is resistant to wear and abrasion and, unlike steel, does not densify and stretch.[1]

Applications

In June 2013, KONE elevator company announced Ultrarope for use as a replacement for steel cables in elevators. It seals the carbon fibers in high-friction polymer. Unlike steel cable, Ultrarope was designed for buildings that require up to 1,000 meters of lift. Steel elevators top out at 500 meters. The company estimated that in a 500-meter-high building, an elevator would use 15 per cent less electrical power than a steel-cabled version. As of June 2013, the product had passed all European Union and US certification tests.[1]

gollark: #9 seems fine, I ran some test cases on it.
gollark: It basically opens a portal to hell.
gollark: > `__borrow_checker__`Ah, a rust user.
gollark: I find it suspicious that TWO of them include the word "functor".
gollark: No, I meant #8 but cannot count.

See also

References
  1. "UltraRope announced to one-stop zoom up tall buildings". Phys.org. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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