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.

Vacuum Bagging Tube - 0.2/0.3/0.7/1.5 m wide - Purple

Vacuum Bagging Tube – 0.2/0.3/0.7/1.5 m wide – Purple

$3.30 – $6.38 incl. GST

Width (mm): 200, 300, 700, 1500

Thickness: 50 Micron

Our vacuum bag is a high strength, high elongation bagging film for low temperature vacuum application. It’s designed to cover multiple contours and compress all the areas of your mold, even for more complex shapes. While it will conform to autoclave pressures, it’s not suited for temperatures over 170°C / 338°F .

Enhanced Composites’s multilayer co-extruded vacuum bagging film has excellent resistance to polyester and epoxy resins. It is ideal material for, but not only, production of marine, mining, aerospace, automotive and wind energy structures.