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Mustafa Khalid - 2/17/2019 4:52:36 PM

Hello everyone!
 I am planning to manufacture a intake manifold for a 600cc 4 cylinder engine using  4 layers of 200GSM 3K twill weave carbon fibre. it will be naturally aspirated and the maximum temperature I expect is 70-80 deg C at the engine head surface. I will use epotec yd 128 as resin and Aradur 140 as hardener and it will be cured at room temperature. My question is whether it will be able to withstand the stated temperature and not disintegrate? 
Thank you for your help!

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Lester Populaire - 2/18/2019 7:31:21 AM

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Mustafa Khalid - 2/17/2019 4:52:36 PM

Hello everyone!
 I am planning to manufacture a intake manifold for a 600cc 4 cylinder engine using  4 layers of 200GSM 3K twill weave carbon fibre. it will be naturally aspirated and the maximum temperature I expect is 70-80 deg C at the engine head surface. I will use epotec yd 128 as resin and Aradur 140 as hardener and it will be cured at room temperature. My question is whether it will be able to withstand the stated temperature and not disintegrate? 
Thank you for your help!

Check the technical datasheet if the glass transition temperature of your resin with the planned curing cycle is higher than the expected temperature. The TDSs from Huntsman are really good.
If this is the case you are good to go, but it probably will not and you have to post cure the part. but 70-80°C should be possible with nearly every resin.