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Specification and SelectionMaterial
Specification and SelectionWe now produce 9 different grades of Carbon fibre composite material .This allows us to offer the right material for any specific application, whether it is for standard production parts or specials . These materials can be divided into two sub groups .
Carbon this is a laminate of woven carbon fibre cloth and Epoxy resin vacuum consolidated and oven cured for maximum strength . This is the lightest and stiffest material that we offer, but it is also the most expensive, the material selection chart shows the different thicknesses and fibre configurations available .
CSC this is a laminate of carbon fibre glass fibre and Epoxy resin fully vacuum consolidated and cured as the full carbon grades . Glass fibre is a tougher material than Carbon fibre but is also heavier, the other main advantage is that it is a cheaper fabric, making the CSC grades a good compromise of price and weight with excellent toughness . The amount of Glass fabric present in any laminate varies from around 20% to over 80% .
To help with identification of materials used as standard we have included a material identification letter in the price table e.g. [G], this cross references with the table below .
Material ID |
Description |
Configuration |
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| A | 2.0 mm Carbon | 5 layers carbon | 0-90/+-45/0-90/+-45/0-90 | |
| B | 2.4 mm Carbon | 6 layers carbon | 0-90/+-45/0-90/90-0/+-45/0-90 | |
| C | 3.0 mm Carbon | 7 layers carbon | 0-90/+-45/0-90/+-45/0-90/+-45/0-90 | |
| D | 1.4 mm CSC | 2 carbon 1 glass | 0-90/0-90 g/0-90 | |
| E | 2.0 mm CSC | 2 carbon 3 glass | 0-90/0-90 g/+- 45g/0-90 g/0-90 | |
| F | 2.3 mm CSC | 4 carbon 1 glass | 0-90/+-45/0-90 g/+-45/0-90 | |
| G | 2.6 mm CSC | 4 carbon 2 glass | 0-90/+-45/0-90 g/0-90 g/+-45/0-90 | |
| H | 2.9 mm CSC | 4 carbon 3 glass | 0-90/+-45/0-90 g/0-90 g/0-90 g/+-45/0-90 | |
| I | 3.0 mm CSC | 2 carbon 4 glass | 0-90/0-90 g/0-90 g/0-90 g/0-90 g /0-90 | |
Any of the above materials can be supplied as blank sheet, or can be specified for the production of specials, or as an alternative to the listed standard parts. A minimum order value would be applied to this service .