Carbon fiber high temperature moulding paste


Author
Message
Dentex
D
Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)Supreme Being (402 reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 42, Visits: 1.4K
Hy guys,

I was wondering did anyone maybe sucessfully made carbon moulding paste for high temperature moulds to use with pre preg? Like chopped fibers, some fillers (aluminium?) and high temp. epoxy? Or maybe just mix "virgin" chopped fibers and high temp epoxy to fill all the grooves and stuff?
It would go on EC high temp gelcoat and little print through is not a big problem because I will spray clear coat later on so surface finish doesn't have to be perfect. 

I have fairly complex plug to make mould of and would highly benefit if I can use paste instead of fabric to make mould. Actually I would cover it with paste, get it as square as possible and than cover with fabric to add stability.
I would like to avoid fiberglass paste because it would be multiple - run mould that requires dimensional stability and object is long and not very wide (approx. 130x10x4cm)

Also, if this is not possible, does anyone have experience with carbon non wovens as first or first few layers on complex moulds?
Edited 3 Years Ago by Dentex
Reply
Lester Populaire
L
Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)Supreme Being (2.9K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 311, Visits: 13K
Warren (Staff) - 5/31/2022 9:08:42 AM
Some fillers like fumed silica really benefit from an extended soak period before using the resin to get the most benefit from the filler which means you cannot do it after the hardener has been added due to limited pot life. Pot life also often limits the ability to do that with other filler materials. 

So i just went down a deep rabbit hole trying to find some solid information on the topic and couldn't really find much, but from what I have seen i was wrong on the "do not mix into one component". Don't remember where i got that from, but just disregard my comment from earlier.

Turns out one can trust Hanaldo after all Wink

GO

Merge Selected

Merge into selected topic...



Merge into merge target...



Merge into a specific topic ID...




Threaded View
Threaded View
Dentex - 3 Years Ago
Warren (Staff) - 3 Years Ago
Dentex - 3 Years Ago
Hanaldo - 3 Years Ago
Dentex - 3 Years Ago
SleepingAwake - 3 Years Ago
Warren (Staff) - 3 Years Ago
SleepingAwake - 3 Years Ago
Warren (Staff) - 3 Years Ago

Similar Topics

Reading This Topic

Explore
Messages
Mentions
Search