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Unidirectional Carbon fiber Cloth This lightweight, strong composite can be used with polyester or epoxy. Used in building America's Cup boats, this great composite material can strengthen any project while adding minimal weight.
Similar to West System tapes. Graphite runningthe Warp and a cloth thread securing it. Good for areas requiring carbon strength in only one direction, or can be overlapped with itself to achieve two-directional strength.
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Questions & Answers about Carbon Fiber Unidirectional Cloth:
2013-01-27RYAN NATE WILSON asked: How thick is this? Ideally including epoxy. If I used 8 layers. How thick would it be. I'm looking at the 50in width, though I assume they are all the same.
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2013-02-05DAID PERRY: Hi Ryan,
I measured it with the calipers. It is 1mm dry per layer. If you vacuum bag it or pressure mold it, it could come down to about .5mm. I feel the epoxy is pretty negligable as long as your not wallowing in epoxy. Hope this helps.
David
2013-02-05ROBERT DILL: The thickness depends on how the laminate is laid up, I vacuum press my laminates with heat so they will be thinner than just a wet lay up. I also use both unidirectional and by- directional cloth in my lay ups for my guitar fingerboards. The only way to determine the actual thickness is to do a sample with the system you plan to use to laminate.
2013-02-05DONALD J COSGROVE: More important is what you use it for. My application was a layup over baltic birch plywood for use as fins on a rocket. I used three layers and had plenty of strength. Thickness of the layup was about 1/16 inch to perhaps as much as 3/32. I need stiffness and used very thin laminating epoxy.
2013-02-05JACK FOBEAR: I do not have a answer because I always try to keep it thin as possible for my applications.
Sorry
2013-02-07Ryan Nate Wilson: thanks guys, much appreciated. I'll be ordering some in a few weeks.
2012-11-13A shopper asked: carbon fiber unidirectional cloth:would this cloth add stiffness but still flex if laminated to thin strips of wood to make a limb for a bow ?
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2012-11-13CAMERON FRASER: Uni by itself may not be the best answer, cloth layup probably needs to address stresses/loads that it will be subject too. Have a look at a picture of commercial model to see example orientation of layup. Top most layers may be for aesthetics but the general idea should come through.
Bottom-line: look for info on layup design then find cloth to fit requirements. E-glass will have more info available than carbon.
2012-11-13ROBERT DILL: Yes, as long as you don't have too many layers of the carbon.
2012-11-13DALE STATLER: It would definitely add lots of stiffness, but my suspicion is that the stuff will rupture long before reaching the deformations one would expect from a wooden bow. Unlike wood, carbon fiber is very brittle.
2012-11-13RUSSELL GRUNLOH: Hmmmm...great question.
The stuff has a super high tensile modulus, and so will lock in the faces of your arms perfectly. The core in compression will give you your flex, so the thickness is critical. I haven't actually used this material for such a dynamic application but my gut instinct is that it will work fine, and look great.
Toughness is another matter. Carbon is famous for incredible strength...and catastrophic failure. There's no grey area. You push and push and push and then...BOOM! From that respect, Kevlar might be a better choice. But you know, carbon is so much sexier to look at.
The industry is undoubtedly using these materials already, and I'd suspect that a quick search will land you plenty of tried and true products to emulate.
2012-11-13JACK FOBEAR: I have no experience with the application for this purpose, I use it for fiberglass duplicate pieces where I am looking for lightness and strength, but not flex. Sorry I could not help on this question.
2012-11-13DAID PERRY: Yes, it would add stiffness and it would flex some, but it depends on how much you use, which orientation, how many layers, and if you use it correctly both structurally and in construction technique (I recommend vacuum bagging or autoclave for best results). It is worth a try if you bag it correctly. Good luck.
2012-12-11REX BURGON: Yes it will add stiffness. I used this material to make some snow skis. Sandwich construction: [Base material w/metal edges, 0/90 twill weave carbon, unidirectional carbon, Lightweight Redwood core, unidirectional carbon, 0/90 twill weave, transparent tough UV resistant Polyester top-sheet]. The unidirectional cloth is easy to work with and works great! My wife and sister love their skis I made them.
Rex
2012-04-11BARRY CROMMETT asked: Is the carbon fiber more heat resistant that regular fiberglass? Can I use it ot repair a fiberglass muffler - up to 300 degrees F?
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2012-04-13NICHOLAS BLANTON: Any CF fabric endures high temps, 500 degrees and beyond. The problem is that the CF reinforces a plastic, like epoxy or polyester , and those plastics will give up at around 230 degrees. You could experiment with using something like sodium silicate ( the main ingredient in muffler cement) to bind the CF, but I've never heard of it being done before, and would not count on it working structurally. Might plug a leak for a while.
2012-04-13DAVID HAMILTON: The only advice I can legally give you is I don't know. However I can share that I have been unable to light any tupe of fiberglass on fire with a normal open flame. Carbon fiber should be the most resistant to hear and fire as carbon is the leftover from huge house fires burning at 20 thousand degrees.
2012-01-08A shopper asked: What is the weight of this fabric per ounce?
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2012-01-09SANDY OUELLETTE: I believe it is 10 oz., but it has been quite a while since I bought fabric here. I am buying fabric from Soller now.
2012-01-09MICHAEL FEDACK: Oh, one ounce.
2012-01-09WILLIAM MANTIS: Per foot? I don't know anything other than what the specs say. I had no prior experience with the product and was surprised to find out that it does not lie flat and it does not wet out easily. I'd think vacuum bagging would be very desirable, if not essential.
2011-07-17A shopper asked: wish to use for r.c. aircraft (fiberglass,wood construction) to reinforce firewalls, formers, bulkheads, wing joints, stabilizers in high performance models. Is this the right type of cloth?
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2011-07-18CHAD MCNEELY: Uni offers strength in one direction, so if you're confident that you know a part's directional load requirements, then uni is perfect. Spars and stringers where fibers are primarily needed in the 0-degree direction for instance.
Parts loaded in shear such as bulkheads need either multi-axial cloth or multiple layers of uni applied in different directions. Uni or biax cloth will provide a stiffer part since the fibers aren't crimped by the weave geometry.
2011-07-18WITCHCRAFT BOATS: I believe that the uni-directional, while very strong and great for reinforcing, would be overkill in your application though it depends on the size and force on the R/C aircraft. I would imagine that basic carbon cloth 0-90 plain weave would be more than sufficient.
2011-07-18RONALD PALM: Unidirectional cloth is used for reinforcement on a single axis, so it would be well used to stiffen wing joints or the fuselage or the wings themselves. Bulkheads that are long continuous pieces could also be done with unidirectional, but typically anything that is a large surface like the skin on the fuselage or stabilizer should be done with a bi axial cloth for strength along two axis.
2011-07-18SETH DAVIS: Depends on how big of an aircraft you are making. This cloth is a great reinforcement, but its a relatively heavy weave and will not conform well to tighter curves and radiuses.
For smaller parts you are probably better off with a lightweight woven carbon cloth, rather than this Uni.
It will conform well and be easier to work with, and provide you with a better balance of strength in different directions. There are also some lighter weight uni available from other vendors that is better if you are looking to use it for specific reinforcements.
2011-07-19CAMERON FRASER: Sure but the cost outweighs the value you will probably get from it.
Also most of the materials for marine use are heavier weights of cloth, measured by density of the weave.
2011-07-19FRITZ SEEGERS: I'm not familiar with the stresses on airplanes. I assume you are referring to radio control models when you refer to rc. I used unidirectional carbon for my centerboard on my 27 foot sailboat which has a lot of lateral force and stress when we sail with it down. I'm please with its capabilities for the weight to strength ratio. When applying it with West System, it wets out quickly and binds to wood very well.
2011-07-20REX BURGON: This is great cloth. I've been using it in custom downhill snow skis for the past few years. A few years ago I bought some of the 50 inch wide uni-cloth and the "tows" were about 1/2 inch wide each "weave pitch". Last winter I ordered and used some of the 24 inch wide uni-cloth. The "tows" were about 1/8 inch wide and the warp threads held up much better (i.e. didn't break while handling and cutting the material prior to lamination). I also used the 2x2 twill weave to provide torsional stiffness (fibers at +- 45 degrees). This was also quite easy to use.
Depending on the width of the reinforcement area on your RC plane, you might consider the carbon fiber tape rolls instead of the wide cloth.
Comments about Jamestown Distributors Carbon Fiber Unidirectional Cloth:
Used for tying in carbon fiber tubes on a canoe.
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9/8/2010
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5.0
worked great
By Surfer Don
from Windsor Ontario Canada
About Me Advanced
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Easy to Use
Protects Well
Visually Pleasing
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Comments about Jamestown Distributors Carbon Fiber Unidirectional Cloth:
Great strong product for windsurfing board repair. Please next time just send it regulsr parcel post and not registered mail.
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1/19/2010
(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Great quality material!
By Dan
from San Jose, Ca
About Me Casual/ Recreational
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Easy to Use
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Weather Proof
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Comments about Jamestown Distributors Carbon Fiber Unidirectional Cloth:
I purchased this cloth to reinforce the composite material in a radio control jet. Works GREAT! Added a lot of rigidity to the surface that it was applied to.
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