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One disadvantage of Carbon fiber/composite material is that the surface can get electrically charged and cause an arc. It could be that inside the Titan there was an electric short circuit (DC short circuit can produce enough energy) and a Flash fire originated in which flames engulfed the entire capsule rapidly, consumed all the oxygen, decapacitated all the crew. due to the heat generated and the negative pressure created inside, resulted in an implosion of the vessel.

It is basically a composite material. Carbon fibers bonded with resin compound. The fibers need resin to keep them all together and create a non pours barrier for the fluid contained. The fibers are in tension under the application of internal radial pressure. without the fibers, the resin, having brittle properties cannot handles the tensile hoop stress.