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How much carbon is in carbon fibre as a ratio?

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By dougal - 7/10/2020 8:40:02 AM

Hi, I'm interested in the electrical/radio frequency properties of your rolled tubes and as it contains carbon how it  will react to RF energy.

Kind regards

Doug
By Warren (Staff) - 7/10/2020 9:33:01 AM

Depending on the exact tubes and manufacturing tolerance, you would expect a fibre resin ratio of around 60:40.

In terms of electrical properties, there is no such data available for these tubes.  Carbon fibre is a very high resistance conductor so its use in electrical applications is quite rare. These products have been designed for their mechanical properties rather than electrical and as such there has been no testing of electrical or electromagnetic properties.