Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hi everyone! After the last two video’s I got the question to compare chopped carbon fibre from @easycompositestv to regular woven fibre. So I decide to visualize everything.
If you missed previous video’s you can watch them here:
Forged Carbon Fiber - Chopped Fibers (PART1 Testplate & Thoughts)
youtu.be/Vz51kPmAPeE
Forged Carbon Fiber - Chopped Fibers (PART2 Result & New experiment)
youtu.be/-wzMl8RZ_4M
I made two samples with VARTM, Resin infusion. One being the carbon fiber veil 300g/m² with chopped carbon fiber, the other one being 4 times a 650/m² twill weave. That way I ended up with two samples of 8cm by 30cm with a thickness of 3mm each.
By adding weight I compared multiplex wood with the chopped fiber and veil with the 650g regular twill weave carbon fiber as well.
The results will be posted in a later video explaining everything in detail what happened. I have to tell I knew from the start we were going to end with a result like this. Fiber Orientation is key in a setup like this. The twill weave will have a 0-90 orientation with the plywood as well. The chopped and veil will have a multi-directional short strand orientation, resulting in less strength over the length of the part. At the end of the video you see mee put the samples to extreme stress till they break.
For more of my projects Make sure to follow me on:
Facebook: facebook.com/MAT2COMPOSITES
Instagram: matthieu.libeert
twitter: @matthieutje65
web: mat2composites.com
#forged #carbon #fiber #easycomposites
Hi everyone! After the last two video’s I got the question to compare chopped carbon fibre from @easycompositestv to regular woven fibre. So I decide to visualize everything.
If you missed previous video’s you can watch them here:
Forged Carbon Fiber - Chopped Fibers (PART1 Testplate & Thoughts)
youtu.be/Vz51kPmAPeE
Forged Carbon Fiber - Chopped Fibers (PART2 Result & New experiment)
youtu.be/-wzMl8RZ_4M
I made two samples with VARTM, Resin infusion. One being the carbon fiber veil 300g/m² with chopped carbon fiber, the other one being 4 times a 650/m² twill weave. That way I ended up with two samples of 8cm by 30cm with a thickness of 3mm each.
By adding weight I compared multiplex wood with the chopped fiber and veil with the 650g regular twill weave carbon fiber as well.
The results will be posted in a later video explaining everything in detail what happened. I have to tell I knew from the start we were going to end with a result like this. Fiber Orientation is key in a setup like this. The twill weave will have a 0-90 orientation with the plywood as well. The chopped and veil will have a multi-directional short strand orientation, resulting in less strength over the length of the part. At the end of the video you see mee put the samples to extreme stress till they break.
For more of my projects Make sure to follow me on:
Facebook: facebook.com/MAT2COMPOSITES
Instagram: matthieu.libeert
twitter: @matthieutje65
web: mat2composites.com
#forged #carbon #fiber #easycomposites
