Carbon Fiber
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic is a plastic (often epoxy) with embedded carbon fibers resulting in high strength and light weight.
Carbon Fiber Properties
Some of the unique features of carbon fiber include:
- High strength - carbon fiber is approximately triple the stiffness of fiberglass but more expensive.
- Low weight
- Low thermal expansion
Machining Carbon Fiber
eMachineShop allows you to design custom carbon fiber parts using: Counter boring ... Counter sinking ... Drilling ... Milling ... Reaming ... Band sawing ... Threading & Tapping ... Turning (lathe) and Waterjet Cutting.
Applications of Carbon Fiber
Carbon fiber is used in:
- Aerospace
- Micro air vehicles
- R/C planes and cars
- Auto racing
- Sailing
- Bicycles
- Motorcycles
- Laptop computers
- Tripods
- Fishing rods
- Sporting equipment
- Musical instruments
