What is Carbon Fibre Fabric?

Carbon fibre fabric is just like other fabrics except it uses carbon fibres instead of cotton, nylon, polyester, etc. The weave is coarser than fabrics used for clothing, it is more like a heavy canvas. Carbon fibre fabric needs to be laminated with a matrix (i.e. resin) to form a rigid structure.

Why are there different weaves of carbon fibre fabric?

Carbon fiber comes in different weaves optimized for different uses. For example, the standard twill weave is a good all-purpose fabric. Unidirectional fabric is good for adding strength and stiffness in one direction. Plain weave is good for delicate layups and some patterns are just designed for a unique look!

What’s the difference between carbon fibre fabric and prepreg?

Prepreg is a version of carbon fiber that already has a tacky resin impregnated into it. Both carbon fiber fabric and prepreg can be cut and formed into all sort of shapes. Unlike carbon fiber fabric which can be made at room temperature, prepreg requires elevated temperatures and pressure to cure properly.

SPABOND™ 445

$86.90 incl. GST

High strength and toughness
Excellent gap filling properties
Designed for cartridge and mixing machine dispense
Three hardener speeds give a range of working times / clamp times
Low exotherm and shrinkage
Lloyds Register & DNV-GL Certified Formats Available

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Spabond™ 445 is a toughened, high performance adhesive system ideal for bonding large structures where substrate surfaces have uneven geometry. Developed from the proven performance of its predecessors, Spabond™ 445 delivers the ease of application of Spabond™ 340 with the gap filling & cured performance of Spabond™ 345.

The product has a 3:1 mix ratio by volume. To aid mixing, the hardener components are pigmented to give visual indication of mix quality. The mixed colour for all hardener speeds is black, which is useful for improving the cosmetic appearance of bondlines involving exposed carbon composites.
Spabond™ 445 is available in cartridges and straight-sided pails & drums for machine mixing/dispense.

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Hardener	Fast, Slow

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