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Bonding CF Tube to Aluminium

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By sahil.tfateh - 1/29/2014 6:28:36 PM

I need to bond Carbon Fiber Tubes to aluminium inserts.
What should be the appropriate bond gap b/w CF tube's ID and Al inserts OD???????
By Zorongo - 3/6/2014 5:28:35 PM

Make an small gap. BUT enough to avoid the Al to eliminate de resin when getting into the carbon tube.

I would say someting like 0,1 to 0,2 mm gap.

Thick the resin with silica so that it´ll keep in place better than clear resin.

Remind surface preparation on both Al and Carbon.