G10 vs Carbon Fiber in terms of durability/strength

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Are carbon fiber scales, more particularly the ones ZT uses, roughly as strong/durable as scales made of G10? I know G10 probably wins in terms of "You can hold the knife in the rain so it won't slip", but in strength terms, are they roughly equal? I feel like this is a noob question, so any help would be great. Thanks.
 
Maybe in terms of lateral rigidity but not in terms of impact resistance. CF is no doubt a very strong material by its composition but G10 wins out in its ability to take a hit.
 
CF is used to make, among other things, airframe components for fighter jets, high end exotic super car chassis, and guitar necks. So yea, it's pretty rigid, strong stuff.
 
I race an IMCA Dirt Modified which features several carbon fiber components that are very regularly subjected to impact forces. Rocks are often picked up and flung backwards by the cars at speeds fast enough to occasionally kill spectators if stuck in the head (an unfortunate reality). Combine that force with the speed my car is traveling towards these rocks and you get some projectiles with considerable force behind them.

I've had impact resistant helmet visors crack from impacts with rocks, I've seem rocks go through 0.40 aluminum and still have enough force left to take out a radiator.

My carbon fiber air inlet on the nose of my car has lasted me 4 seasons now without shattering despite being directly in the line of fire so to speak.

Obviously there's some stark differences between this example and the rigors a knife scale will go through, but my real world experience with carbon fiber has given me huge confidence in its durability.
 
Carbon fiber scales seem to chip a bit easier than G-10, but not by much.
As far as all-out strength goes, they should both be more than strong enough for knife scale needs unless you choose to go extra thin.
 
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