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


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M Hathiyari
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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?

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One of the biggest problems you will have is removing the mandrel, one method is using a metal mandrel, laying up the fabric and doing a heat cure with shrink tape on the outside.

The oven is critical phase of the cure. The metal mandrel then heats up and EXPANDS, the composite cures and once the heat is removed and the thing cools down, the mandrel contracts and essentially de-moulds itself because the composite doesn't contract as much during the cool off.

For a smooth finish (although I haven't tried this myself) you could try using heat shrink tubing placed over the laminate, then use a heat gun to shrink the tape down evenly over the part. The finish then MAY be OK, but you would have to experiment.
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