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Hello,
I want to use aluminium tube as a mandrel for making carbon fibre tubes (using prepreg). but the tube surface is Anodized.
can i apply release agent on a anodized surface?
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applying release agent on anodized surface
hadi1990
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5 Years Ago
Yep, no problem. Anodizing is very chemically resistant.
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
@ Hanaldo Did you make tubing with an anodized mandrel? I had some major release problems when i tested that as the tube was mechanically locked on the mandrel after curing as the anodized surface is...
SleepingAwake
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5 Years Ago
Was your mandrel sealed? Anodizing itself is quite porous, and needs to be sealed afterwards. Once sealed, it should not have any surface texture or porosity that will cause a mechanical lock.
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
No i didn't use any tool sealer, however i used a wax based release agent that is usually pretty good at filling little pits. And i know the release was good as it came off once i cut the tube open.
SleepingAwake
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5 Years Ago
Nah I don't mean a tool sealer, I mean as part of the anodizing process the anodizing should be sealed afterwards. Not all places will do it without it being requested, because there can also be...
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Ah sorry now i understand. It was a commercially available tube i would assume it was sealed. But as i mentioned before I only ever tried this one part so who knows what happened...
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