Reveal The Carbon Fiber Tube Forming Process

Posted by whxinbocomposites on May 11th, 2016

Growing demand for carbon fiber material on the market, compared with the commonly used metal or plastic, it obviously, the advantages of light weight, high strength, specific strength is four times higher than steel, not rusting, corrosion resistance, low thermal expansion coefficient, long using life. Carbon fiber tube is one of the common carbon fiber material, different processing methods, for its performance, appearance, price has a certain influence, this article, small make up just to tell you the carbon fiber molding process.

Winding molding process: after carbon fiber raw material in resin is arranged in 3 d on the preparation of instruments, as the rotation of the machine fiber interweave shape. Adjustment method, can produce the plain or twill carbon fiber tubes, appearance is very beautiful. Its shock resistance, excellent mechanical properties such as shear strength also. The manufacture process of steel tubes in the carbon fiber is the most popular on the market.
 

Pultrusion process: this process is the most simple, pull the carbon fiber raw material by liquid resin mixture can be, don't need sophisticated instruments and equipment, low cost, the price is cheap, but whether it's performance and appearance cannot be compared with the winding pipe.
 

Moulding process: do moulds according to the shape of the pipe size first, then made beforehand in the closed mold, carbon fiber into resin, waiting for curing. It is easy to realize automation of production, the products of high precision, but open mold will cost a lot of cost and is suitable for mass production.

In practical use, mainly ACTS as carbon fiber tube structure, such as transmission shaft, tripod, sailing mast component, golf clubs, aircraft wings. The use of carbon fiber material, of course, much more than that, it can also be processed into the purse, wallet, chair, manipulator, high iron parts, auto parts, medical equipment, in the civil and military industries were applied.