Layers of carbon for race car body panels

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duke	duke posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 114	Let's hear some opinions on number of carbon layers for non structural panels of a race car. E.g. a front bumper and fenders. Need to be rigid enough for high speed but doesn't need to take any other forces as aero devices are fitted to the structure of the car. Would e.g. 1 top layer 200 gram with a 2nd layer of 650 gram mat be sufficient?
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	2 layers of scrim it all depends on the shape of the bodywork, you could quite easily get 1x90g / core / 1x90 to work but in reality, I'd look at 1x200 / core / 1x200.... with your schedule you'd be looking at 1.7kg /m2, I've been in a full bodied racer with GF bodywork that only weighed 10kg
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duke - 10 Years Ago

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Thanks. What type of core would you use? E.gLantor Coremat 1.4mm?

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