Wet Infusion or Prepreg?


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Charles Woo
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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?

       
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Most likely wet-lay, as it's difficult to keep the weave pattern looking straight when applying resin by hand. There's no reason why the pattern shouldn't be completely straight when infusing.  

As Hanaldo said, assuming that infused parts haven't been made with an in-mould coating, the only obvious way of telling the difference between those and pre-preg parts would be to look at the 'B' side for evidence of the different release film/fabrics that are commonly used

The OP's parts certainly seem to be pre-preg ones, judging by the appearance of the 'B' side




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