Laminate Sample #40: Infused Carbon Grid with Light E-glass Cloth
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 Published On Apr 24, 2021

This is a fun one! The idea here was to try out a process combining a very light fiberglass base laminate with directional carbon tow. Here it's all very symmetrical and grid-like but the same thing can be done with the tows oriented to match required strength or stiffness. The glass (could be carbon too) laminate makes the surface a surface instead of a mesh.

Infusion is the laminating process here because it is tidy and can wet out both 70g woven a 50k tow at the same time. Of course there are a few sub-optimal choices made, but the overall result came out nice and the process can probably be adapted to make something useful!

This is an interesting alternative to spread tow fabrics because the thicker tows make for a stiffer panel. Of course, with core, spread tow is much better!

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