Vacuum infusion 0.5 mm


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Hello

I am thinking of making a fiber glass-broody composite with 50 grams fiber glass surface tissue ...and I want to make the composite so thin .about .0.5 mm and use the minimum amount of resin. The question here.. still i need to use mesh or the resin can flow in this surface tissue alone. Thanks
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How big is the component? If it is very small then it will likely work.
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I think of making 2 square meter ..and I will be using 4 cfm vacuum pump ..half horse power..will it work
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No, without flow media this will not work. Finer cloth usually has lower resin flow propertys than thicker cloth.
The pump will work just fine. If your setup is airtight it doesn't matter how big your pump is. Look that you don't trap too much air when sealing the bag, so the pump doesn't take too long pulling the bag down initially.

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Yeh way too big for no flow media. 0.2sqm and it MIGHT work. For a 2sqm infusion you will absolutely need flow media.
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Mohame - 7/4/2019 6:48:36 AM
I think of making 2 square meter ..and I will be using 4 cfm vacuum pump ..half horse power..will it work

Do you know the ultimate level of vacuum that this pump is able to achieve? Power or throughput isn't as important for infusion as the achievable vacuum level.

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10 Pa ...capacity 4cfm
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