Subject: Re: [harryproa] Re: low cost carbon fiber
From: akazilla@aol.com
Date: 5/21/2008, 10:22 PM
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au
Reply-to:
harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au

In a message dated 5/21/2008 5:45:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mike@vail.net writes:
does impregnated perpendicularly laid tow of similar weight have the same
mechanical characteristics as an impregnated woven fabric in terms of shear strength?
NO!!!!!
Uni will give you insane strength along your fiber axis. In off-axis loading it will fail if you look at it harshly. You need a layer of cloth laid at 45 degrees to support your uni.
 
Larry




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