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Determine which fabric to chose while roll wrapping a 90mm rod

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By M Hathiyari - 3/18/2015 6:53:16 PM

Hi 

i plan on making a Roll Wrapped carbon fiber tube of 90mm ID and 97mm OD.I was planing on using 12k 400gsm plain weave Carbon fiber material for the same but i am concerned that the cloth will not conform well to the mandrel at the time of wrapping.I plan to vacuum bag after wrapping it manually .

So will 12k 400gsm plain weave cloth work or do i need to change the weave/cloth?

Please help
By VVS - 3/25/2015 10:27:30 PM

It didn't affect my diamentional accuracy as its very thin, perhaps 0.2 mm.

its unlike other plastic films I've seen, it has very little stretch and is heat proof, would say its a little like the antistatic bags that computer parts come in but thinner.