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Carbon v Aluminium?Updated 5 months ago

The raw materials LEKI uses for its poles are stable, light, robust and durable. Two materials are of 
particular importance: Aluminium and Carbon.

ALUMINIUM

For their aluminium poles, LEKI uses high-strength aluminium alloys like the ones used in aircraft construction.
These are prepared and hardened using a special process developed by LEKI. The tubes are
given the highest degree of stability to withstand the most extreme conditions and applications.
With this cutting-edge technology, LEKI plays a special role in the durability and resilience of the 
tube design and quality.

- Highly durable and resilient
- Light weight
- High-strength LEKI aluminium shafts for the greatest stability
- High elasticity when bent
- More impact resistant than carbon

CARBON

Carbon fibres are the result of a carbonization process using synthetic polymer fibres or organic substrates. The result is a compound made of fibres that are significantly thinner than a human hair.

The carbon fibres are processed into mesh mats, bound with resin components, cut and laid over one another in a specially developed layered construction and then hardened in an oven. 

LEKI offer both 100% HM (high modular) Carbon, and also Carbon Composite models, where a certain percentage of fibreglass is added. 

- Maximum stiffness with minimal weight
- Very light
- Higher degree of stiffness than aluminium with same tube diameter
- Optimal vibration behaviour during highly dynamic movements
- Individual construction using various fibre technologies and layers.

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