Wet Infusion or Prepreg?


Author
Message
Charles Woo
Charles Woo
Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)Forum Guru (52 reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 5, Visits: 20
I had these parts made for a project I am working on and the manufacturer claims they are 'autoclave dry carbon', which should mean pre-preg, but to my untrained eye it looks like regular vacuum bagged wet infusion. There are tiny bubbles along the edges and the outer clear resin layer seems thicker than what I would expect a pre-preg.

Are there any carbon experts out there that can help me identify what process they used to make these parts?

       
Reply
Matthieu Libeert
Matthieu Libeert
Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)Supreme Being (7.5K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K
Would say this is prepreg but this could be a "self made" prepreg as well.
By this I mean they wetted out a piece of carbonfiber with resin and placed it in the mould, then bagged.
If you want to be sure, put your part for 1h at around 100°C in an oven and see what happens, If it's not prepreg it will have a big impact on the finish and will be very flexible at those temperatures.
If it's prepreg it will more or less stay the same but there is a small chance the clearcoat or topcoat will have some effect. 
That's how I would try to figure out if it's real prepreg or not, as I assume they won't be using a high temp resin if it's just bagged. 

Matthieu Libeert
Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports
website:
www.mat2composites.com




GO

Merge Selected

Merge into selected topic...



Merge into merge target...



Merge into a specific topic ID...




Threaded View
Threaded View
Charles Woo - 6 Years Ago
oekmont - 6 Years Ago
Charles Woo - 6 Years Ago
oekmont - 6 Years Ago
Charles Woo - 6 Years Ago
oekmont - 6 Years Ago
Charles Woo - 6 Years Ago
JasonFL - 6 Years Ago
Charles Woo - 6 Years Ago
JasonFL - 6 Years Ago
Jason B - 5 Years Ago
Hanaldo - 5 Years Ago
Jason B - 5 Years Ago
MarkMK - 5 Years Ago
Hanaldo - 5 Years Ago
matthieutje65 - 5 Years Ago

Similar Topics

Reading This Topic

Explore
Messages
Mentions
Search