Re: Re: Group buy for Toray Ultra High Modulus Carbon 3K tow -- for carbon prop outlines

From: Kevin Lamers <kevin.lamers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:05:38 +0100

Pitch based carbon: interesting!

I understand of course that one has to work with the materials available,
but watch out:
its strength (in compression) is less than half that of M60J.

Kevin

2015-02-25 8:42 GMT+01:00 tapio.linkosalo_at_iki.fi [Indoor_Construction] <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>:

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> ---In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, <mkirda_at_...> wrote :
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> > Splitting the M60J Toray is going to be difficult. The fibers will break
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> My fiber is actually Granoc XN-80, remains to be seen how that performs.
> On the scroll the tow seems to be spread about 5 to 6mm wide and flat, so
> if it turns out to be impossible to split, another option might be to wet
> it between some plastic sheets and then cut it into strips between the
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